Donated MedTech Can Be Poor Fit For Developing Countries, Report Finds
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
A report published Aug. 1 in The Lancet finds that medical equipment donated by high-income countries to developing nations is often too complex and hard to maintain, and calls instead for more cost-effective and sustainable medical technologies.
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