Title
Target product profiles for devices to diagnose urinary schistosomiasis in Nigeria
Author
Sluiter, M.M. (Student TU Delft)
Onasanya, A.A. (TU Delft Design for Sustainability) 
Oladepo, Oladimeji (University of Ibadan, Ibadan)
van Engelen, J.M.L. (TU Delft Design for Sustainability)
Keshinro, Myryam (Leiden University Medical Center)
Agbana, T.E. (TU Delft Team Raf Van de Plas)
Van, G.Y. (TU Delft Design for Sustainability)
Diehl, J.C. (TU Delft Design for Sustainability)
Contributor
Cunningham, Paul M. (editor)
Date
2020
Abstract
Schistosomiasis is a treatable and preventable neglected tropical disease of Public Health importance affecting over 200 million people worldwide while Nigeria is one of the high burden countries. Currently, available diagnostic tests are cumbersome, low in sensitivity and not field-adaptable given the high skills required that are not available in the rural settings where the diseases are majorly prevalent. There is an urgent need for an easy to use automated diagnostic device to replace the current gold standard, the human-operated microscope. Many promising automated diagnostic technologies are under development. However, a good understanding of the real needs within the local healthcare context is crucial in order to develop and implement a new health diagnostic device. Too often, there is a mismatch between what is needed and what is developed. A target product profile can guide the R&D process in matching with the needs in the local healthcare context. The goal of this project is to combine gaps in the healthcare system and needs from stakeholders with technological possibilities in order to develop a target product profile for a diagnostic device for S. haematobium for specific healthcare scenarios in Nigeria.
Subject
Neglected tropical disease
schistosomiasis
global health
diagnostics
local production
technical optics
algorithms
artificial intelligence
Nigeria
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1109/GHTC46280.2020.9342953
Publisher
IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, USA
Embargo date
2021-08-08
ISBN
978-1-7281-7388-7
Source
Proceedings of 10th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC)
Event
IEEE GHTC 2020 : 10th IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (Virtual/online event due to COVID-19), 2020-10-29 → 2020-11-01, Seattle, United States
Series
2020 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference, GHTC 2020
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Document type
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Rights
© 2020 M.M. Sluiter, A.A. Onasanya, Oladimeji Oladepo, J.M.L. van Engelen, Myryam Keshinro, T.E. Agbana, G.Y. Van, J.C. Diehl