OBJECTIVES To identify and describe constraints facing the development and dissemination of technologies appropriate for public health care challenges and solutions in the developing world. METHODS Review of lessons learned in development and introduction of numerous health technologies as experienced by a non-profit organization working on technologies for 25 years. RESULTS Many obstacles ...

T he choice of a primary end point for evaluating the long-term results of percutaneous coronary interventions has come full circle since Andreas Gruentzig first evaluated the initial Zurich experience.' At that time, he equated the long-term success of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) (predominantly in patients with single-vessel disease) to ongoing freedom from a composit...

BACKGROUND Appropriate healthcare technologies (AHTs) are an important strategy for improving the availability and accessibility of healthcare services. It is not clear what impact AHTs have on health workers and consumers; and whether those AHTs can continue in place without special or ongoing financial support. This study investigated the attitudes of health workers and consumers towards AHTs...

The technological evolution of the 3-D printer, widespread internet access and inexpensive computing has made a new means of open design capable of accelerating self-directed sustainable development. This study critically examines how open source 3-D printers, such as the RepRap and Fab@home, enable the use of designs in the public domain to fabricate open source appropriate technology (OSAT), ...

simultaneous with the industries increasing growth, thecompanies must acquire the new technologies to achieve the core competency,survival and improvement and also effectiveness in market. choosingthe suitable acquisition mode of required technology is one of thecritical strategic decisions in the field of technology management. dueto the importance of technology acquisition, the main objective...