Technology Updates

The Technology Updates are a series of factsheets addressing our technology solutions for health needs identified in the areas of diagnostics for infectious diseases, health management information systems, maternal and neonatal health technologies, nutrition technologies, reproductive health technologies, safe water and sanitation technologies, and vaccine technologies.
A comprehensive and printable version of the Technology Updates series is available here: Technology Updates.   

Diagnostics for infectious diseases

Advancing a New Diagnostic Test for Onchocerciasis in Africa (358 KB PDF)
Chagas Immunochromatographic Strip Test (307 KB PDF)
HIV Dipstick (745 KB PDF)
Non-Instrumented Isothermal Nucleic Acid Amplification Device (366 KB PDF)
Rapid Strip Test for Malaria (712 KB PDF)
Rapid Tests for Cervical Cancer (308 KB PDF)
Simple and Affordable Testing for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (651 KB PDF)

Health management information systems

Cold Chain Equipment Manager (513 KB PDF)
Digital Public Health Platform (495 KB PDF)
Mobile Midwife Platform (464 KB PDF)
SmartConnect (391 KB PDF)

Maternal and neonatal health technologies

Balloon Tamponade (424 KB PDF)
BIRTHweight III Scale (648 KB PDF)
Chlorhexidine for Umbilical Cord Care (419 KB PDF)
Cryotherapy for Cervical Cancer Prevention (368 KB PDF)
Delivery Kit (808 KB PDF)
Developing an Affordable Sanitary Pad (390 KB PDF)
Gentamicin in Uniject (400 KB PDF)
Lung Support for Newborns (366 KB PDF)
Neonatal Resuscitator (388 KB PDF)
NIFTY Infant Feeding Cup (433 KB PDF)
Non-Pneumatic Antishock Garment (544 KB PDF) 
Oxytocin in Uniject (726 KB PDF)
Packaging Solutions for Nevirapine (716 KB PDF)
Safety Management System for Human Milk Banks (501 KB PDF)

Nutrition technologies

Retinal Binding Protein Enzyme Immunoassay/RBP-EIA (527 KB PDF) 
Ultra Rice® Technology (291 KB PDF)

Reproductive health technologies

Injectable Contraceptives in Uniject (717 KB PDF)
Microbicide Delivery Device (336 KB PDF)
SILCS Diaphragm (459 KB PDF)
Woman’s Condom (387 KB PDF)

Safe water and sanitation technologies

Chlorine Test Strips (494 KB PDF)
Developing an Affordable Sanitary Pad (459 KB PDF)
New Design of the Ceramic Water Pot (357 KB PDF)
PATH’s Prototype Water Filter for Household Water Treatment (463 KB PDF)
Safe Water: A Market-Based Approach (398 KB PDF)
Sanitation: A Strategic Approach (586 KB PDF)
Smart Electrochlorinator 200 (398 KB PDF)

Vaccine and safe injection technologies

An Improved Passive Vaccine Carrier (428 KB PDF)
Assessing Retrofit Solutions to Improve Domestic Refrigerator Performance for Vaccine Storage (381 KB PDF)
Cold Chain Technologies (680 KB PDF)
Disposable-Syringe Jet Injection (346 KB PDF)
Intradermal Adapter (481 KB PDF)
Intranasal Delivery Devices (414 KB PDF)
Microneedle Patches (479 KB PDF)
Mucosal Immunization Technologies (356 KB PDF)
Reconstitution Technologies (387 KB PDF)
SoloShot (391 KB PDF)
Spring Infusor Pump for Antibiotic Treatment of Osteomyelitis (508 KB PDF) 
Technologies for Immunization Safety (699 KB PDF)
Technologies for Oral Delivery of Vaccines (486 KB PDF)
Vaccines in the Uniject Injection System (956 KB PDF)
Vaccine Stabilization (370 KB PDF)
Vaccine Vial Monitors (790 KB PDF)