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52-minute documentary film shot in Cameroon and Switzerland. This film deals with the issues and problems of donating medical equipment.

Medical equipment, designed and developed in industrialized countries, goes on to live a very short life in Africa. The shortage in technology prevents healthcare providers from having access to the tools necessary to meet the population’s most basic needs. The film aims to put into perspective the main challenges related to the lifespan of medical technology in the southern hemisphere, giving the example of one country in Central Africa. It helps to understand why a portion of the world’s population is deprived of the benefits that medical technology has to offer. The film also spotlights problems related to the donation system and solutions offered by various groups to limit the technology divide. It includes interviews with healthcare providers, members of health agencies and authorities and engineers, all eager for global solutions.

Bibliography and references

Chapter 1 : Sustainable development and energy

1.1 - What is Poverty?

1.2 - Sustainable Development

1.3 - Role of Technology in Development

  • Technology and State Government. Read Bain, American Sociological Review, Vol. 2, No. 6. Dec. 1937, p. 860

1.4 - Context of Low-Income Countries

  • MIL-STD-810G Department Of Defense test method standards for Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory tests. 2008  http://everyspec.com/MIL-STD/MIL-STD-0800-0899/MIL-STD-810G_12306/
  • Africa’s Infrastructure, A Time for transformation. Vivien Foster and Cecilia Bricenio-Garmendia.The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/ The World Bank. 2010.

Chapter 2: Essential Technologies

2.1 - Essential Technologies: Energy

2.2 - Essential Technologies: Water and Sanitation

2.3 - Essential Technologies: Food and Agriculture

2.4 - Essential Technologies: Information and Communication

2.5 - Essential Technologies: Transportation

2.6 - Essential Technologies: Construction

2.7 - Essential Technologies: Pharmaceuticals

Image attributions in order of appearance:

  1. Photos of Hospital and Pharmacy: Sylvain Liechti
  2. Photos of slum village: International Committee of the Red Cross

Child with Chagas - By Photo Credit: Content Providers(s): CDC/Dr. Mae Melvin - This media comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Image Library (PHIL), with identification number #2617 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=216201.

2.8 - Essential Technologies: Medical Devices

Chapter 3: From Idea to Impact, a Methodology

3.1 - Case Study: Diagnostic X-ray Imaging

  • Radiology in global health. Daniel J. Mollura and Matthew P. Lungren, eds. Springer. 2014.

3.2 - Technology Innovation process

3.3 - The Impact Canvas

3.4 - The Impact Canvas: Using the tool

Chapter 4: Product Development Tool

4.1 - Product Value Chain: Overview

  • Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance. Michael E. Porter (1985). New York: Simon and Schuster.

4.2 - Product Value Chain: Design/Develop/Evolve

4.3 - Product Value Chain: Produce

4.4 - Product Value Chain: Market

4.5 - Product Value Chain: Distribute

4.6 - Product Value Chain: Support use

4.7 - Product Value Chain: Using the tool

Chapter 5: Business Shaping Tool

5.1 - The Sustainable Business Model Canvas: Strategy

  • Business Model Generation. Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur (2010). John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey.
  • Value Proposition Design. Osterwalder, Pigneur, Bernarda and Smith (2014). John Wiley and Sons, New Jersey.

5.2 - The Sustainable Business Model Canvas: The Compagny

5.3 - The Sustainable Business Model Canvas: The Customer

5.4 - The Sustainable Business Model Canvas: Using the tool

Chapter 6: Process Recap

6.1 - Technology Innovation Process: Concept

6.2 - Technology Innovation Process: Feasibility

6.3 - Technology Innovation Process: Implementation