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We are excited – and exceedingly proud – to announce that our friend and colleague Robert Dickinson has just been awarded the Robert L. Morris Humanitarian Award presented by the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE) and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) Foundation. Created to recognize individuals and organizations that have applied […]
Gradian is proud to work with professional colleagues in hospitals, governments, nonprofit organizations and local companies in 20 sub-Saharan African countries and the nation of Haiti. Since our founding, we have taken great pride in supporting the dedicated women and men who provide anesthesia, surgery and critical care to their patients. At a personal level, […]
On new UAMs, the oxygen sensor and concentrator loss of power alarm battery have been moved to a new location on the back of the machine. This will make the battery more easily accessible, and will help protect the oxygen sensor and its wire. The change affects most UAMs delivered after January 2018, including all […]
One of the most common healthcare challenges we’ve witnessed in our work at Gradian is the dire lack of medical oxygen at hospitals in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in rural settings. Oxygen is among the most necessary medical treatments in the world, and is central to the management of critically-ill patients suffering from conditions […]
Hospitals in Uganda are struggling to provide the units of blood necessary to treat their patients – and the crisis is only intensifying. According to The Guardian, nearly every hospital is facing a shortage: The Uganda Medical Association, an umbrella organisation of doctors in public health facilities, said the shortage was “almost [at] crisis level”, […]
The world of medical innovation is saturated with examples of high-tech gadgets and software that make healthcare easier, cheaper, faster, better, more personal. But the calculus is different when you’re designing technology solutions without the traditional infrastructure on which they thrive, like reliable power and speedy internet connections. For Soyapi Mumba and his engineering colleagues […]
A handful of cost-effective medical solutions have helped reduce the number of deaths from infectious diseases and childbirth complications. Still, more and more people are dying from surgically-treatable conditions. It is time to shift our focus on strengthening surgical systems. But is it worth the investment? (Short answer: Yes.) Here’s an excerpt from our latest […]
Last week marked a major milestone for Gradian: We installed our first UAM in Latin America, and we did it in collaboration with Operation Smile (Operación Sonrisa) – one of the foremost organizations working in global surgery. Through Operación Sonrisa’s new initiative – Surgery for the People – we joined forces on a project to […]
In a world of drones and iPhones, most people think of “innovation” in terms of a new technology – and global health is no exception. But what about all the innovation that goes in to making a technology work? And sustaining it over time? And ensuring that it’s used effectively by trained health providers? As our Chief […]
Check out this Facebook Live interview with Mashable & our COO Erica Frenkel at last week’s Social Good Summit! And continue below to read Mashable’s wonderful write-up about Gradian & the UAM! This no-electricity anesthesia machine is saving lives across the developing world For many hospitals in rural parts of the developing world, electricity is unreliable […]
