[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":384},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-the-top-digital-health-technologies-helping-refugees-around-the-world":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":168,"relatedBooks":302},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":34,"project_category":41,"contact_email_category":42,"yst_prominent_words":43,"class_list":52,"better_featured_image":68,"acf":105,"yoast_meta":113,"_links":115},25489,"2019-12-17T10:00:56","2019-12-17T08:00:56",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=25489&_wpnonce=d895d8646d&status=auto-draft&type=post","2023-04-01T17:14:34","2023-04-01T15:14:34","the-top-digital-health-technologies-helping-refugees-around-the-world","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthe-top-digital-health-technologies-helping-refugees-around-the-world",{"rendered":17},"The Top Digital Health Technologies Helping Refugees Around the World",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2019. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd> \u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>“Refugees are persons who are outside their country of origin for reasons of feared persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or other circumstances which have seriously disturbed public order and, as a result, require international protection,” \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Frefugeesmigrants.un.org\u002Fdefinitions\" target=\"_blank\">writes the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees\u003C\u002Fa> (UNHCR). \u003Cstrong>However, refugees’ plea isn’t limited to people leaving their home country en masse following atrocious wars or political instability but can be that of anyone else, like you and me, following unforeseen calamities, be it natural or man-made, leading to similar situations.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Cgwmw style=\"display:none;\">\u003Cgwmw style=\"display:none;\">\u003C\u002Fgwmw>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The November 2018 Camp wildfire in Butte county, California, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.washingtonpost.com\u002Fgraphics\u002F2019\u002Fnational\u002Fparadise-fire-displaced-residents\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">left thousands of people homeless and forced others to relocate\u003C\u002Fa>. Almost 10 percent of all disaster-related displacement in 2018 occurred in the United States alone, according to the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.internal-displacement.org\u002Fglobal-report\u002Fgrid2019\u002Fdownloads\u002Freport\u002F2019-IDMC-GRID-americas.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">2019 Global Report on Internal Displacement\u003C\u002Fa> (GRID). That’s more than 1.2 million new displacements! \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.worldbank.org\u002Fen\u002Fnews\u002Finfographic\u002F2018\u002F03\u002F19\u002Fgroundswell---preparing-for-internal-climate-migration\" target=\"_blank\">World Bank forecasts\u003C\u002Fa> that by 2050, more than 140 million people will have been forced to move within their countries’ borders in three regions of the world due to the effects of climate change if no climate action is taken. \u003Cstrong>As such, the increased frequency and intensity of natural events might become the main cause of forced migration in the near future, putting people from developed and developing countries alike in situations similar to what refugees are experiencing right now.\u003C\u002Fstrong> We shouldn’t be indifferent to their struggle but try to empathize with them, as we could also be in their shoes. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In this article, we take a look at how and which technology is helping refugees around the world, which by extension can help those in similar situations in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002Frefugees-boat.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25495\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002Frefugees-boat.jpg 850w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002Frefugees-boat-768x488.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: https:\u002F\u002Fied.eu\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Need medical service? There’s an app for that!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As refugees are forced to migrate to other areas with a different cultural and political landscape than their own, they are nevertheless in need of key services like shelter, food, education and healthcare. Thankfully, there are apps designed to help those very people to find what they need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The web app Services Advisor does exactly that. Initially launched to aid  Syrian refugees in Jordan, it helps users find the humanitarian services they need most like food, shelter and medicine. Users are also able to filter services by type, location, and proximity to obtain the right help at the right time. Made in collaboration with the UNHCR, the web app is now available in Jordan and Turkey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002FService-Advisor-App.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25501\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002FService-Advisor-App.jpg 1200w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002FService-Advisor-App-768x256.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: https:\u002F\u002Fpeacegeeks.org\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Another web app called \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fshifra.app\u002Fen\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Shifra\u003C\u002Fa> helps refugees gain access to evidence-based sexual and reproductive health information and services. It also has a feature directing users to trusted local clinics where they can access respectful and safe care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Considering the first-hand traumatic experience of millions of refugees, it does not come as a surprise that this demographic is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.euro.who.int\u002Fen\u002Fhealth-topics\u002Fhealth-determinants\u002Fmigration-and-health\u002Fnews\u002Fnews\u002F2017\u002F04\u002Fmigrant-populations,-including-children,-at-higher-risk-of-mental-health-disorders\" target=\"_blank\">at higher risk of mental health disorders\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003Cstrong>A study conducted by the Swedish Red Cross found out that one in three Syrian refugees suffers from depression, anxiety, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.\u003C\u002Fstrong> “There are barely any mental-health services in refugee camps,” Eugene Bann, co-founder of X2AI a Silicon Valley-based startup, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theguardian.com\u002Ftechnology\u002F2016\u002Fmar\u002F22\u002Fkarim-the-ai-delivers-psychological-support-to-syrian-refugees\" target=\"_blank\">told the Guardian\u003C\u002Fa>. “People have depression, anxiety, a sense of hopelessness, and fear of the unknown.” Bann’s company went on to create Karim, a personalized chatbot designed to provide emotional support through conversations to refugees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>When it comes to education, it’s mostly about websites and services rather than apps that are present to help refugees. For example, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpowercoders.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Power.Coders\u003C\u002Fa> offers programming training to refugees in three cities (Zurich, Lausanne and Turin) and later places them in an IT internship.\u003Cstrong> Thanks to the organization’s help, about 60% of participants find a job in the IT sector following the internship. \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.paper-airplanes.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Paper Airplanes\u003C\u002Fa> on the other hand provides free, peer-to-peer language and professional skills over video conferencing to people from areas of conflict in the Middle East and North Africa region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Duolingo: breaking barriers\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Counting over 300 million global users, Duolingo is a free language-learning service. Available as a smart device app and on browsers, it uses gamification, complete with achievements, power-ups and leaderboards, to teach a desired language (the service counts over 30 languages available to learn) in a fun and interactive way. It’s a really cool way to finally be able to learn another language like Japanese so that you can watch those anime without subs. But bypassing subs isn’t the only use it has.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1122\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002FDuolingo-Figures.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25503\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002FDuolingo-Figures.jpg 1122w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002FDuolingo-Figures-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1122px) 100vw, 1122px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: https:\u002F\u002Fmaking.duolingo.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Interestingly, Duolingo has actually been used to learn the native language in countries around the world.\u003C\u002Fstrong> For one, Swedish is the most popular language to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmaking.duolingo.com\u002Fwhich-countries-study-which-languages-and-what-can-we-learn-from-it#fn:courses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">learn via the app in Sweden itself\u003C\u002Fa>! This reflects the increased number of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsweden.se\u002Fmigration\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">refugees migrating to the country\u003C\u002Fa> in recent years. For similar reasons, English and Norwegian are the second most popular languages in the U.S. and Norway respectively, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmaking.duolingo.com\u002Fwhich-countries-study-which-languages-and-what-can-we-learn-from-it#fn:courses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">according to a Duolingo report\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Moving to a foreign country can be doubly challenging with a language barrier. Seemingly simple tasks like asking for directions or buying food can turn out to be a real ordeal. But thanks to apps like Duolingo, overcoming this additional hurdle can help refugees ease their daily struggles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Portable diagnostic devices: hospitals on-the-go\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Refugees very often end up in refugee camps or if they are even less lucky, in areas without any formal refugee camps. In Lebanon, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.unrefugees.org\u002Frefugee-facts\u002Fstatistics\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">about 70 percent of Syrian refugees live below the poverty line\u003C\u002Fa>, with no access to camps nor vital services. Those people are in dire need of support and medical care. \u003Cstrong>Humanitarian aid does not need formal infrastructures to deploy healthcare services to those in need and with the advent of portable diagnostic devices, quality care outside of clinics is a reality.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Tools like the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fthreshold-of-a-new-era-in-diagnostics-philips-lumify-portable-ultrasound-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Philips Lumify Portable Ultrasound\u003C\u002Fa> can be used to run quick assessments and even estimate gestational age of fetus in refugee camps or non-profit centers. The doctor’s signature device, the stethoscope, has also had a digital boost like the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fekuore-digital-stethoscope-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">eKuore Pro\u003C\u002Fa>, which allows users to record their findings and share them should they need a second opinion. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F08\u002FFuture-of-a-Medical-Camp-by-The-Medical-Futurist-512x394.jpg\" alt=\"Future of healthcare\" class=\"wp-image-21675\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F08\u002FFuture-of-a-Medical-Camp-by-The-Medical-Futurist-512x394.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F08\u002FFuture-of-a-Medical-Camp-by-The-Medical-Futurist-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F08\u002FFuture-of-a-Medical-Camp-by-The-Medical-Futurist.jpg 870w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>Our favourite device would be the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffirst-medical-tricorder-viatom-checkme-pro-review\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Viatom Checkme Pro\u003C\u002Fa> or the closest thing we have to \u003Cem>Star Trek\u003C\u002Fem>’s medical tricorder to date. This handheld portable tool is quite multi-faceted functioning as a health tracker, ECG monitor, thermometer, sleep tracker and also measures your blood oxygen saturation and blood pressure. \u003Cstrong>More than tingling your inner geek self, the Viatom Checkme Pro poses as an adequate medical Swiss knife for medical aid in humanitarian crises.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3D printing: replacing the lost\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As sci-fi as this may sound, 3D printing of limbs is possible and is being done to replace lost limbs of refugees from war-torn areas. One of the leaders of this movement is Refugee Open Ware, an NGO that works to, among other initiatives, provide refugees with 3D-printed prosthetics for free using open-source designs. \u003Cstrong>The latter are made in \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002Fnews\u002Fuk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-31812040\" target=\"_blank\">36 hours at a production cost of $50\u003C\u002Fa> (but offered free of charge to refugees thanks to donations).\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002F3D-printed-prosthetic.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25507\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002F3D-printed-prosthetic.jpg 624w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002F3D-printed-prosthetic-370x208.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bbc.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>We are far from printing life-like arms like Luke Skywalker’s from \u003Cem>The Empire Strikes Back\u003C\u002Fem> but we’d argue that we’re off to a pretty good start!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Social media: it can also be a force for good\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Social media has often been decried as the scourge of our era. Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen even recently labelled the likes of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as the “greatest propaganda machine in history” in \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.adl.org\u002Fnews\u002Farticle\u002Fsacha-baron-cohens-keynote-address-at-adls-2019-never-is-now-summit-on-anti-semitism\" target=\"_blank\">his excellent talk at the Anti-Defamation League\u003C\u002Fa>. \u003Cstrong>However, buried among a pile of fake news and hate speeches that plague those outlets are instances of noble actions.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1455\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002Ftechfugees.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25509\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002Ftechfugees.jpg 1455w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002Ftechfugees-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1455px) 100vw, 1455px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002F\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Starting as a Facebook group in 2015, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechfugees.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Techfugees\u003C\u002Fa> grew to become an international non-profit which holds challenges, hackathons and even Summits gathering entrepreneurs, engineers, humanitarians, policymakers and more to discuss the impact of technology on refugees and respond to their needs with the help of technology. The previous \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftechcrunch.com\u002F2018\u002F10\u002F27\u002Fhere-are-25-of-the-most-innovative-new-projects-using-tech-to-help-refugees-and-ngos\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Summit held in 2018 featured a competition\u003C\u002Fa> which generated several projects involving apps and software aiding refugees with access to healthcare, education, or simply to get their bearings around a new country in their native language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Blockchain: to prevent literal identity crises\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fid4d.worldbank.org\u002Fglobal-dataset\" target=\"_blank\">According to the World Bank\u003C\u002Fa>, 1 billion people do not have an official proof of identity. \u003Cstrong>This puts those people in need in further crisis – a literal identity crisis – which hinders their access to facilities like funding, shelter and even healthcare services. \u003C\u002Fstrong>However, current efforts don’t always avert this additional issue that refugees face. For example, organizations like the \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.unhcr.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">UNHCR\u003C\u002Fa> provide documentation for refugees who enter their camps, but it \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.trulioo.com\u002Fblog\u002Fidentity-displaced-people\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">isn’t well tracked\u003C\u002Fa> after they leave the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>To circumvent this, \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.forbes.com\u002Fsites\u002Fandyjsemotiuk\u002F2018\u002F12\u002F03\u002Fhow-cyber-technology-can-minimize-security-threats-from-incoming-refugees\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">some are advocating for blockchain\u003C\u002Fa> to provide a means to build the identities of displaced people.\u003C\u002Fstrong> A working example is \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fastcompany.com\u002F40500978\u002Fthis-new-blockchain-project-gives-homeless-new-yorkers-a-digital-identity\" target=\"_blank\">the project undertaken\u003C\u002Fa> by New York City-based startup Blockchain for Change (now \u003Ca rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblockchainforsocialimpact.com\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">Blockchain for Social Impact\u003C\u002Fa>). This company is using blockchain technology to provide the city’s homeless people with digital identities so that they can have access to the likes of government services, shelter and finance. Implementing a similar use of blockchain to help refugees around the world gain access to vital services is definitely within the realm of possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FBlockchain-and-healthcare-512x288.jpg\" alt=\"digital health\" class=\"wp-image-21738\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FBlockchain-and-healthcare-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FBlockchain-and-healthcare-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F09\u002FBlockchain-and-healthcare.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: www.nashvillepost.com\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Of course, help for displaced people cannot only be attributed to technologies. At the very core, that help relies on human goodwill and empathy. \u003C\u002Fstrong>Those technologies listed above can aid volunteers, organizations and other stakeholders in helping refugees in their endeavours. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, without the input of the people creating, maintaining and updating those apps, devices and technologies, the latter wouldn’t even serve their purpose. Nevertheless, we aimed to highlight those in this article in the hopes that more such initiatives will happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. 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Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>“Refugees are persons who are outside their country of origin for reasons of feared persecution, conflict, generalized violence, or other circumstances which have seriously disturbed public order and, as a result, require international protection,” writes the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). However, refugees’ plea isn’t limited to people leaving their home country en masse following atrocious wars or political instability, but can be that of anyone else, like you and me, following unforeseen calamities, be it natural or man-made, leading to similar situations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",16,25671,"closed",true,"","standard",{"_acf_changed":20,"footnotes":27},[31,32,33],521,499,494,[35,36,37,38,39,40],425,630,707,723,1543,207,[],[],[44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51],1883,1987,2817,4905,5505,1583,1587,1723,[53,14,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67],"post-25489","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-future-medicine","category-healthcare-design","category-telemedicine","tag-technology-2","tag-digital-technology","tag-digital-innovation","tag-telemedicine","tag-refugee","tag-digital-health",{"id":24,"alt_text":69,"caption":27,"description":27,"media_type":70,"media_details":71,"post":5,"source_url":104},"digital health for refugees","image",{"width":72,"height":73,"file":74,"sizes":75,"image_meta":102},1920,1080,"2019\u002F12\u002FRefugees.png",{"medium":76,"large":82,"thumbnail":87,"medium_large":91,"1536x1536":92,"2048x2048":97},{"file":77,"width":78,"height":79,"mime-type":80,"source_url":81},"Refugees-370x208.png","370","208","image\u002Fpng","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002FRefugees-370x208.png",{"file":83,"width":84,"height":85,"mime-type":80,"source_url":86},"Refugees-768x432.png","768","432","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002FRefugees-768x432.png",{"file":88,"width":89,"height":89,"mime-type":80,"source_url":90},"Refugees-150x150.png","150","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002FRefugees-150x150.png",{"file":83,"width":84,"height":85,"mime-type":80,"source_url":86},{"file":93,"width":94,"height":95,"mime-type":80,"source_url":96},"Refugees-1536x864.png","1536","864","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002FRefugees-1536x864.png",{"file":98,"width":99,"height":100,"mime-type":80,"source_url":101},"Refugees-2048x1152.png","2048","1152","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002FRefugees-2048x1152.png",{"aperture":103,"credit":27,"camera":27,"caption":27,"created_timestamp":103,"copyright":27,"focal_length":103,"iso":103,"shutter_speed":103,"title":27,"orientation":103},"0","https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F12\u002FRefugees-scaled.png",{"cta_type":106,"cta_color":107,"subtitle":27,"related_books":108,"related_posts_footer":110,"related_posts":20},"subscribe","green",[109],24765,[111,112],16450,14685,{"yoast_wpseo_title":114,"yoast_wpseo_metadesc":27,"yoast_wpseo_canonical":15},"The Top Digital Health Technologies Helping Refugees Around the World - 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THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It’s unbelievable how positively simple and thoughtful healthcare design can impact patients’ healing process! Here, let me show you the finest examples of brilliantly designed devices and medical environments with great potential to bring positive change into medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Napoleon and orthopedic casts\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Did you know that currently used crutches date back to the era of the civil war? Did you know that Napoleon’s famously controversial victory over the Russians in the Battle of Borodino in 1812 helped a French doctor develop an early version of orthopedic casts? Or that the first modern, “pay” hospital was opened in London only in 1842 with eight single-bed rooms? I didn’t know it either, but to be honest, I’m more surprised we are still widely using these technologies all dating back to the 19\u003Csup>th\u003C\u002Fsup> century.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-14687 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fthe-first-wounded-london-hospital.jpg\" alt=\"The First Wounded - Healthcare Design\" class=\"wp-image-14687\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fthe-first-wounded-london-hospital.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fthe-first-wounded-london-hospital-768x630.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fthe-first-wounded-london-hospital-512x420.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fthe-first-wounded-london-hospital-305x250.jpg 305w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>The First Wounded, London Hospital, 1914. Sir John Lavery (1856-1941). Oil on canvas. Painted in August 1914.\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\u003Cp style=\"text-align: justify;\">How is it possible that healthcare design lags behind all other areas of industrial design and architecture? We are still utilizing 19\u003Csup>th\u003C\u002Fsup> century design elements in 20\u003Csup>th\u003C\u002Fsup> century buildings (if we are living on the lucky part of the planet), while technology is already in the 21\u003Csup>st\u003C\u002Fsup> century!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is definitely not due to lack of creativity and awesome designers! They already started to utilize disruptive technologies, smart materials and out-of-the-box thinking a while ago, and are about to bring on a new profession: healthcare design. And I have to say the area of healthcare and medicine is a fertile ground where the seeds of creativity bring amazing results. The reason is simple: the most ingenious solutions come out of situations, when you are eager to find the most convenient and least costly way to solve problems. And healthcare yearns for cheap and simple solutions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fhospital-interior-design.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14688\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fhospital-interior-design.jpg 770w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fhospital-interior-design-768x610.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fhospital-interior-design-512x407.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fhospital-interior-design-315x250.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>So, let me show you some jaw-dropping examples of brilliant healthcare design\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>1) Forget the old crutch!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is painful and very inconvenient to use traditional crutches. Max Younger, the designer of the M+D Crutch and Co-founder of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmobilitydesigned.com\u002Fpages\u002Fabout-us\">Mobility Designed\u003C\u002Fa> saw his dad too many times suffering from the usage of crutches due to several knee-injuries. Thus, he decided to redesign the centuries-old device and adapt it to the 21\u003Csup>st\u003C\u002Fsup> century. To the greatest pleasure of his dad and patients all over the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>It is an awesome design which \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.theverge.com\u002F2016\u002F4\u002F27\u002F11521172\u002Fsomeone-finally-redesigned-crutches\">removed the pressure from underarms and forearms\u003C\u002Fa>, the traditional load-bearing areas for crutches, and shifts support to the elbows. Its feet absorbs shocks and the movable handles on the M+D Crutch allows users to use their hands without dropping the crutches. Mobility Designed hopes to ship the first batch of redesigned crutches as early as March 2017. I can’t wait to try one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"M+D Crutch\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002F8bjMFlBsf7Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>2) Forget the traditional hospital room!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Why do hospital rooms usually look like places of confinement? Who says that patients have to lie in bed the whole day? Who says that the walls should be white and rigorous?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Why don’t we apply disruptive technologies to hospital rooms? The hospital of the future could truly benefit from such current trends, as augmented reality glasses, walls that project \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F5-ways-medical-vr-is-changing-healthcare\u002F\">virtual reality\u003C\u002Fa> to make sure the patient feels literally at home by showing them images and pictures from their homes. Consider 3D printers, cognitive computers, telemedicine or medical robots which can render care less expensive and more efficient. Possibilities are endless for change!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv>Three children’s hospitals in Stockholm\u002FSweden, Adelaide\u002FAustralia and Orlando\u002FUS applied some of these revolutionary ideas with amazing results. And leading healthcare design company, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.fuelfor.net\">fuelfor\u003C\u002Fa>, are creating new products such as \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.fuelfor.net\u002Fglobuddys\">Globuddys\u003C\u002Fa> that help transform the experience of care for children, parents and pediatric professionals.\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv> \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv>Due to the special lights, decorations, toys and playful tools, kids are distracted and their fears are played away. The results: examinations are less painful, doctors have calmer patients and can work more effectively. I hope that more and more doctors and hospital leaders will recognize the power of great design in healing!\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fc3ffc1999ce98257e3fae4b599e9a8f1.jpg\" alt=\"Hospital design\" class=\"wp-image-14772\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fc3ffc1999ce98257e3fae4b599e9a8f1.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fc3ffc1999ce98257e3fae4b599e9a8f1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fc3ffc1999ce98257e3fae4b599e9a8f1-512x384.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fc3ffc1999ce98257e3fae4b599e9a8f1-333x250.jpg 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>3) Forget the outdated plaster cast!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Have you ever had a broken arm or leg? You are very lucky if you haven’t and I hope it stays like that in the future! But if you had, do you remember how inconvenient it was during the summer heat when your skin started to itch under the plaster cast? How annoying it was to take a shower with it or just to adapt to its weight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fplaster-casts-on-a-broken-limb-in-2016-please-print-out-mine\u002F\">3D printing casts could finally transform\u003C\u002Fa> the experience of healing a broken bone. The doctor just scans your arm, prints out a water-proof, lightweight cast in seconds using a software approved by traumatologists, and you’re free to go home. At the next visit, your caregiver simply pops it open to examine the injury. Cheaper, faster, more convenient for both patient and doctor. The Spanish 3D printing startup Exovite experimented with the technology. I am hopeful though that 2017 brings a start-up with the forward-thinking vision of bringing 3D printed casts to as many patients as possible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cfigure class=\"aligncenter\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fp18qh3vpntsq91sg21a261dr114dc6-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14773\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fp18qh3vpntsq91sg21a261dr114dc6-1.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fp18qh3vpntsq91sg21a261dr114dc6-1-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fp18qh3vpntsq91sg21a261dr114dc6-1-512x362.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fp18qh3vpntsq91sg21a261dr114dc6-1-354x250.jpg 354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>4) Forget the lifeless hospital examination room!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Prof. Stefaan Bergé redesigned his whole department at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen in the Netherlands based on his patients’ suggestions and on my book, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Famzn.to\u002F1w0O3sx\">The Guide to the Future of Medicine\u003C\u002Fa>. The outcome? The new examination room has a simple, round table with a desktop computer and a projector, where the patient and the doctor have their friendly chat. Whenever an examination is necessary, they cross the “blue-line” in the room indicating the “boundaries of the clinic” elegantly. The room has a friendly architecture with large windows. It’s definitely not rocket science, but the patient satisfaction index is soaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Dr. Bergé said patients asked for the simplest things: to have more privacy, more information and more new games for kids in the waiting rooms – to kill time more easily. They asked for amiable architecture with a lot of light and friendly colors, and round tables instead of the square one: to put an end to the “confrontation” between the “contending parties” and to have a more balanced patient-doctor relationship. It would be great to see more and more hospitals and wards applying his method!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone wp-image-14689 size-full\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Ffuelfor-hospital-room.png\" alt=\"Fuelfor - Healthcare Design\" class=\"wp-image-14689\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Ffuelfor-hospital-room.png 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Ffuelfor-hospital-room-768x366.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Ffuelfor-hospital-room-512x244.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Ffuelfor-hospital-room-458x218.png 458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003Cfigcaption>Standalone Imaging Suite by fuelfor for PDC and GE Healthcare\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>5) Brace yourself, awesome smart utensils are coming!\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Smart utensils enable people with eating problems enjoy their food again. For many elderly people and patients with hand tremor, eating is torture. They lift their hands, but the food falls out of the spoon, and at the end of the meal they will be just as hungry as they started. Even worse, they will have food all over the table and themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.liftware.com\u002F\">Liftware stabilizing handle\u003C\u002Fa> might mean salvation for them. The smart utensil stabilizes hand motion, and enables the hand to shake 70 per cent less. Besides, the utensil comes with soup as well as fork attachment to broaden the horizon of meals. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com\u002Fcool-tech\u002Fliftware-level-smart-eating-utensil\u002F\">Lift Labs have also developed a related iOS and Android app\u003C\u002Fa> called Lift Pulse, which works as a “journaling app” to record motion data from hand tremors using a phone’s built-in accelerometer sensor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=YNwfXeLlqsU\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>6) Amazing prosthetic leg design transforms the patient experience\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.advancedamputees.com\u002Famputee-statistics-you-ought-know\">Data shows\u003C\u002Fa> that among those living with limb loss, the main causes are vascular disease (54%) including diabetes and peripheral arterial disease, trauma (45%), and cancer (less than 2%). There are more than 1 million annual limb amputations globally -—one every 30 seconds (!!!) –what is even more troubling, particularly since the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) predicts that current global prevalence of diabetes will burgeon from 285 million to reach 435 million by 2030.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Beyond the urgent need to contain the worldwide raging diabetes epidemic and trying to live more healthily, there is also the necessity to treat patients with limb loss the best way possible. Amazing healthcare design comes to their aid. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.behance.net\u002Fgallery\u002F20696469\u002Fexo-prosthetic-leg\">Exo-Prosthetic believes\u003C\u002Fa> that prosthetic legs do not have to have a displeasing appearance and be too expensive. They use the combination of 3D scanners, 3D printers and complex 3D modeling software to create more precise, customizable and affordable prosthesis. Just look at their amazing photos! I truly believe they succeeded!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fexo-prosthetic-leg-prototype.jpg\" alt=\"Exo Prosthetic Leg - Hospital Design\" class=\"wp-image-14692\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fexo-prosthetic-leg-prototype.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fexo-prosthetic-leg-prototype-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fexo-prosthetic-leg-prototype-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fexo-prosthetic-leg-prototype-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>7) The coolest empathy cards for supporting cancer patients \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Being diagnosed with cancer is a re-defining moment in life. There’s a reason cancer patients consider their life afterwards to be “the New Normal”. For the healthy environment (friends and relatives), it is unimaginably difficult to cope with the disease and its psychological consequences. And while close friends and relatives want to help and care for their loved one with cancer, sometimes it is difficult to find out how to show your love without being condescending or too dramatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Card company \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thortful.com\u002F\">thortful\u003C\u002Fa> has created a \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fmashable.com\u002F2016\u002F09\u002F28\u002Fcancer-empathy-cards\u002F#phD668Xy8kqh\">range of empathy cards for people with breast cancer\u003C\u002Fa> with messages like “You are the bravest person I know” and “I don’t always know what to do or say but I will always be here for you no matter what”. And they work. Especially because they are honest, loving and funny at the same time. No surprise they are so thoughtful. One of the card designers who contributed to the thortful breast cancer card range, Emily McDowell was inspired by her own experience surviving cancer. So if you want to truly empathise with someone who has cancer, look for a thortful card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fthortful-design-cards.jpg\" alt=\"Thortful Design Cards - Healthcare Design\" class=\"wp-image-14693\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fthortful-design-cards.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fthortful-design-cards-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fthortful-design-cards-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F12\u002Fthortful-design-cards-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Do you want to see some change in your own environment?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Did you get into the mood for change after reading through this whole list of awesomeness? That’s great!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If you are a medical professional, first find out what parts of the processes you use are ineffective and only then look for a technological solution! Is your biggest passion designing and creating new objects? Please dive into healthcare and help us create better devices, solutions and processes for patients. 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