Medical devices are essential
for adequate delivery of care
and yet are not available to a
majority of the world’s population

Global Partners

• Swiss Federal Institute of technology in Lausanne(EPFL)

→ EssentialMed collaborates closely with Cooperation@epfl,
the cooperation unit of EPFL, which also acts as the
UNESCO chair for Technologies in Development

GlobalDiagnostiX project

An appropriate diagnostic imaging (x-ray) system.
Affordable and adapted to the context of resource-poor settings.

Project partners:

• Swiss Federal Institute of technology in Lausanne(EPFL)

→ Sustainable energy supply module (LEI lab.)
→ Durable Mechanical Stand (LTC lab.)
→ Appropriate image processing and storage (LCAV lab.)

• Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Villigen, Switzerland

→ Xray source and imaging detector

• University of Applied sciences (HES-SO), Yverdon, Switzerland

→ High-voltage Source

• Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), Basel

→ Health systems

• EssentialMed Foundation

→ Project coordination
→ Local context (Cameroun, Mali, Laos, etc.)
     and requirements assessment
→ Industrialization and deployment

Project status:

Research and technology development.  → More details

GlobalNeoNat project

A combined neonatal hypothermia and phototherapy system, affordable and adapted to the context of resource-poor countries.

Project partners:

• Swiss Federal Institute of technology in Lausanne(EPFL)

→ Appropriate infant heater (LAPD lab.)

• Geneva University Hospital, department of neonatology (HUG)

→ Medical/neonatal expertise

• University of Applied sciences (HES-SO), Geneva, Switzerland

→ Appropriate Phototherapy module
→ Power supply module

• EssentialMed Foundation

→ Project coordination
→ Local context (Cameroun, Mali, Laos, etc.)
     and requirements assessment
→ Industrialization and deployment

Project status:

Research and technology development.  → More details