Developed by "Noor Medical", based in Germany
Expo .. “Hypercliff” .. A technology to sterilize medical tools in areas far from the electricity network
Noor Medical is working with a group of partners to provide the necessary equipment to sterilize medical instruments.
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About 17 million deaths a year are attributed to unsafe surgery. One in three patients in the developing world suffers from postoperative infection. More than 1.5 billion people in the world lack access to clinics with effective sterilization equipment for surgical instruments.
In this context, the German-based “Noor Medical Company”, in cooperation with a variety of partners, is working to provide the necessary equipment to sterilize medical instruments, and to ensure safe surgery in rural medical clinics, as the company provides a sterilization product called “Hypercliff”, which can be operated by mediation. A variety of power input.
The company - whose project qualifies for the Expo Live program of Expo 2020 Dubai, which supports projects that address the most pressing and most impactful issues in human life - aims to positively impact 20 million people by 2025, as its mission is to increase human reach To equitable health care, and to providing safe surgery in developing settings.
The "Hybricliff" product allows safe sterilization of medical devices in areas far from the electricity grid, or those with unstable electricity supplies, and the sterilization technology is specifically designed to provide affordability, meet the needs of health facilities in low-resource settings, and provides clinics with the flexibility to sterilize Medical instruments efficiently, whether using solar energy, thermal energy (pressurized steam technology) or electricity, and medical instrument sterilization devices and materials improve patient outcomes, by effectively reducing postoperative infections, in terms of cost and improving the safety of medical staff.
The company says that nurses often have to travel long distances to properly sterilize medical devices, in major hospitals that have a more stable electricity supply with electricity, however, sometimes, it is still not possible to sterilize equipment in some centers, and less sterilization methods must be adopted. Efficient as boiling water, or working without sterilizing tools at all.
And she adds that “almost a third of patients in the developing world suffer from post-operative infection, and sometimes the problem is the incorrect use of sterilization equipment to eliminate germs,” noting that it works through its product to support self capabilities, through a network It operates in local settings and also builds that capacity in clinics located in remote areas.
The company explains that it "designs special sterilizers to be sustainable, affordable and standard, so that they can be easily repaired and operated by customers," noting that it is cooperating with a group of partners in some regions in Chad and Uganda, and at the same time aims to expand the scope of work to include more From regions around the world, she explained that big problems require bold solutions.
She says that "the coming period is scheduled to be decisive for her in the near future, after the feedback from medical professionals in this field," noting that she is testing the latest version of the "product", with sterilization technicians at partner health care clinics in Uganda, pointing out that The latest version of the "product", which provides the ability to backup the built-in battery and the ability to use multiple power inputs, the product is also becoming smarter, and can communicate data on sterilization conditions to mobile devices, while providing the user important information about appropriate sterilization processes and techniques.
Hospital workers use medical tools continuously, so they are vulnerable to transmitting infection from one person to another, and therefore it is necessary to stop the growth of bacteria and germs on them, by sterilizing them, and there is more than one way to sterilize medical tools, there are methods that rely on chemical or physical processes in order to Providing full protection for these tools, and there are also other methods that depend on steam and high temperature using some gases and radiation, such as “ethylene oxide”, but all of this depends on the availability of capabilities and infrastructure, including sufficiently trained human being to deal with sterilization operations.
Regulatory frameworks
One of the founders working at Noor Medical Company, Andrew Bono, told the “Expo Live” program: “We are working to provide this technology in many countries and regions, during the coming period, in accordance with regulatory frameworks,” noting that sterilization techniques, It has a greater impact on improving the quality of services provided to patients and saving lives.
Noor Medical is partnering with Riders for Health, a global company specializing in delivering medical supplies to rural areas, and Esculab, one of the largest manufacturers of surgical instruments in the world, as well as the Insigne College of Public Health in Ghana. To continue researching innovative healthcare solutions within the framework of instrument sterilization processes.
The problem: post-
operative infection in the developing world
The solution:
a sterilization system powered by thermoelectric technology derived from solar energy
Sector:
Healthcare
Location:
Germany
Scope:
Chad and Uganda