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How a mobile app developed by BCCHR could help save lives around the world
An innovation from BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) could have a positive impact on children worldwide. A team of researchers at the Institute for Global Health (IGH) have developed the RRate app — a mobile application that measures respiratory, or breathing, rate. Frontline nurses in two busy hospitals in Uganda, a partner country of IGH, have successfully used…
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Pneumonia and malaria: Innovations tackle leading threats to children under five
Globally, infectious diseases such as pneumonia and malaria are among the leading causes of death for children under five. Pneumonia alone claims the lives of more than 700,000 children under five annually, largely in low- and middle-income countries. A contributing factor is a shortage of essential health-care equipment and other resources for diagnosing and treating life-threatening cases…
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