Call for the
Second Compendium of innovative health technologies:
medical devices and eHealth solutions 2013Health - World Health Organization WHOCall PDF file at:
http://bit.ly/ZHF2YoeHealth Submission form:
http://bit.ly/VSZxehMedical Device submission form:
http://bit.ly/10fk0lhThe previous compendium 2012 can be found at:
http://bit.ly/11g8YLGThe deadline for submission is 15 March 2013 Medical devices and eHealth solutions have the potential to improve lives. However, too many people worldwide suffer because they don’t have access to the appropriate health technologies. This call highlights the importance of these innovative technologies towards improved health outcomes and the quality of life. WHO aims to raise awareness of the pressing need for appropriate design solutions.
The Compendium series was initiated to encourage a dialogue between stakeholders and stimulate further development and technology dissemination.
For the purpose of this call, the term ‘
health technologies’ refers to medical devices and eHealth solutions.
In this context, ‘medical devices’ cover medical equipment and instruments, in vitro diagnostics and imaging devices as well as assistive devices and related health technologies excluding clinical procedures, medicinal products, vaccines, biological therapeutic products, or tissue-engineered medical products. 'eHealth solutions' refer to the use of information and communication technologies including electronic and communication devices and applications (such as telemedicine; mobile applications for surveillance, telehealth, diagnostics, appointment reminders; etc.) in support of health systems and services. All eHealth applications should conform to the existing standards.
Innovative health technologies in this context include: - New products or applications;
- Products or applications which have been commercialized for less than 5 years in high-resource settings but have not yet been widely used in low- and middle-resource settings;
- Non-health products or applications that have recently been adapted for a health purpose;
- Products available in low-resource settings for less than 5 years but not yet widely used.
Contributors to the previous compendium series whose technology advanced from ‘under development’ status to launched product are encouraged to submit their updated entry.
EligibilityThe ‘Call for innovative health technologies: medical devices and eHealth solutions for low-resource settings 2013’ is open to manufacturers, institutions, academia, individuals and non-profit organizations that design, manufacture and/or supply any type of innovative health technologies that are suitable for use in low-resource settings and address the global health concerns as outlined in
section 4 at: http://bit.ly/ZHF2Yo Health problems to be addressed The Call for innovative health technologies for low-resource settings 2013 puts a specific focus on the following technologies:
1. Medical device (including telemedicine solutions) that address one of the following key global health concerns:
- Birth asphyxia and birth trauma- Cancer- Cataracts- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease- Diabetes mellitus- Diarrheal diseases- Hearing loss- Ischemic heart disease- Lower respiratory infections- Maternal health - Neonatal infections- Pneumonia- Prematurity and low birth weight- Refractive errors- Vascular diseases 2. eHealth solutions may support one of the following areas:
- Decision support systems- Diagnostic and treatment support- Electronic health/electronic medical record- Emergency/humanitarian relief- Geographic information system- Healthcare management- Health workforce training- Heath information systems- Health education- Health surveys- Management of patient information- Management of hospital information- Management of emergencies- Patient monitoring- Public health surveillance- Telehealth/telemedicine- Treatment compliance Selection of technologies
All submissions undergo an evaluation process; technologies will be assessed by an expert panel based on the material and evidence provided by the applicant as well as publicly available information. Note that inclusion in the Compendium does not constitute a warranty for fitness of the technology for a particular purpose nor endorsement of the product by WHO. Entries must demonstrate the technology’s suitability for use in low-resource settings.
Technologies are then selected for inclusion in the Compendium if they meet at least one of the criteria below:
- The technology or the practice is better suited to address a health problem than existing solutions available or improves current health systems and services. Examples of improvements over existing technologies may include superior effectiveness; enhanced ease of use and maintenance; reduced training requirements; labor saving; improved safety level for user, patient, and/or environment; increased social and cultural acceptability; technical superiority; improved accessibility, better cost-effectiveness and affordability; reduced energy requirements.
- The technology provides an appropriate solution to a health problem not yet addressed by any other technology.
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