Category: Innovation
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Read more: Strengthening Medical Equipment Management to Improve Health Care Delivery in RwandaStrengthening Medical Equipment Management to Improve Health Care Delivery in Rwanda
By Nikhil D. Patil and Moses Kasigazi Ensuring medical equipment stands ready to serve patients is essential for quality care, but health facilities in low- and middle-income countries struggle with systemic challenges that impede effective equipment management. As a result, up to 40% of medical equipment in these settings is non-functional, jeopardizing patient outcomes. Rwanda…
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Read more: Better Resources = Better HealthcareBetter Resources = Better Healthcare
Better Resources = Better Healthcare: Equipping BioMeds Saves Livesa joint post with Build Health International by Eric Buckley, Director of Oxygen Engineering, Build Health International, and Ednah Kiome, Director of Emerging Products, Nexleaf Analytics According to the World Health Organization, biomedical personnel – biomedical equipment technicians and engineers, also known as BioMeds – are essential healthcare workers. So why do even…
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Read more: New Tools + Features to Serve Health WorkersNew Tools + Features to Serve Health Workers
Our Latest ColdTrace Product Updates Nexleaf’s vaccine equipment analytics platform – ColdTrace – integrates continuous data from 206 makes and models of cold chain equipment and provides real-time data to thousands of health workers. Our Product team is constantly innovating to make the user experience better and more seamless, ensuring health workers have the data…
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Read more: What Makes Time Series Data Unique?What Makes Time Series Data Unique?
Nexleaf Team Voices: The Opportunities & Challenges of Continuous IoT Sensor Data Nexleaf Software Engineer Chris Combs reflects on why our data is special – and especially challenging. Read on to learn why IoT sensor data is primed for AI. As an engineer, time series data produced by IoT devices is one of my favorite…
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Read more: A New Platform for Smart Equipment Data: EqMISA New Platform for Smart Equipment Data: EqMIS
Nexleaf Analytics has received a grant from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation to develop a data platform for medical equipment deployed around the world and help ensure every health facility stands ready to save lives. In its award letter, the Patrick J. McGovern foundation pledged $650,000 to Nexleaf for “the development of a holistic MIS…
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Read more: The Many Use Cases of Real-Time Medical Equipment DataThe Many Use Cases of Real-Time Medical Equipment Data
Mobilizing Continuous Data from Medical Devices in Clinics Yields a Multitude of Actionable Insights Too many health facilities in low-income countries can’t provide lifesaving care because basic medical equipment is absent or broken. Even when devices like infant incubators and CPAP machines are present on site, they frequently break down. Due to the lack of…
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Read more: Why Is ColdTrace Transport Scaling Up Fast? Nexleaf Engineers Have a First-Hand Perspective on Vaccine Distribution.Why Is ColdTrace Transport Scaling Up Fast? Nexleaf Engineers Have a First-Hand Perspective on Vaccine Distribution.
Check out our demo video to learn more about how ColdTrace Transport works! Nexleaf’s ColdTrace Transport app helps health workers keep vaccines safe during distribution trips, and aggregated Transport data helps Ministries of Health plan more effectively. ColdTrace Transport is scaling up to all of Tanzania, thanks in large part to our human-centered design approach.…
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Read more: ColdTrace Transport: Protecting Vaccines on the MoveColdTrace Transport: Protecting Vaccines on the Move
Transport Data Is Already Improving Vaccine Delivery Processes in Tanzania When we set out to pilot ColdTrace Transport in Tanzania, we knew we could gather valuable information about the temperature conditions of vaccines during delivery trips. As the project got underway, were excited to see the technology and alerts prompt actions by drivers to protect…
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Read more: Meeting Data Champions in PakistanMeeting Data Champions in Pakistan
EXCEPTIONAL EFFORTS IN THE EFFECTIVE USE OF DATA by Nelima Otipa, Senior Program Manager for Impact, Nexleaf Analytics Introduction In our line of work, it’s not uncommon to witness individuals facing significant challenges in their efforts to provide proper healthcare to the population. Within these challenges, we often discover remarkable stories of everyday events that…
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Read more: When Power Failure Meets Life-Saving Equipment
When Power Failure Meets Life-Saving Equipment
When Power Failure Meets Life-Saving Equipment Just how important is consistent electricity to healthcare? As medical equipment floods low- and middle-income countries, there is an urgent need to ensure those investments generate the intended health impacts. However, very little data exists to appropriately address a country’s context and barriers to equipment use, including reliable power…