This two day conference brought together healthcare technologists, clinicians, researchers and public bodies from around the world to explore effective engineering solutions to meet the healthcare problems in low resource settings.
Delegates were provided with a great opportunity to learn about the key issues surrounding healthcare provision in the developing world with around 22 countries represented at the event including a couple of Skype presentations.
The IET (and the IEE before it) have been holding these two-yearly events on appropriate healthcare technologies (AHT) since the year 2000. Archives on previous events and resources on AHT as well as the abstracts from the 2014 conference can be found on the Appropriate Healthcare Technologies for Developing Countries (AHT) community website.
The Healthcare Technologies network were also very pleased to have the chance to speak with 3 of the keynote speakers. You can view the following videos online:
Dr. Penny Wilson, Innovation Platform Leader, Innovate UK (Formerly Technology Strategy Board)
Nick Banatvala, Senior Adviser to the Assistant Director General, Non Communicable Diseases and Mental Health, World Health Organization, Geneva
Professor Gari Clifford, Emory University