Enhancing healthcare equity by using open-source pediatric medical devices in low resource settings: An exploratory international survey of pediatric clinicians.

ABSTRACT: Children in low-resource settings suffer from a high burden of treatable diseases that could be addressed with contextually appropriate technologies. However, numerous barriers to providing such technology to children in these settings exist. We propose that using open-source medical devices, where any qualified operator can freely make, modify, or distribute a product, may be a viable strategy to increase access to medical therapies in low-resource settings. However, given the novelty of open-source models, we sought to conduct an exploratory global survey on the perspectives and opinions of medical providers on the feasibility of this approach. Among 101 surveys completed by providers representing 34 countries, we found that the majority (89%) of respondents lacked experience working wit

SUBMITTER: Wu AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551840 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature