ENGINEERINGHEALTH

SUSTAINABILITY

State of Health World

Reduction of child mortality by 40% since 1990

Prematurity is the first cause of death of newborn.

About children

Double issue of malnutrition

Undernutrition

CSQ : child stunting

Excess weight

CSQ : Disease like cancer, diabete., cardiovascular disease

State of Health World

AIDS

The number of people dying of HIV decreases.BUTHIV positive people increase

State of Health World

Access to water, toilet and medicines 

Global target for drinking water has been reached.2.5 billion people currently have not access to proper health conditions 1/3 of the world population.

Scarcity of medicines in low-income countries and very expensive

State of Health World

Description

• Softwares • Instrumental observation

Medical Engineering

Pharmaceutical

SurgeryBio-materials

Instrumentation

• New molecules research • AIDS , chimiotherapy…

• prosthesis• artificial organ• carbon nanotubes (…)

• remotely surgery• improvement of transplants and skin grafts

Health innovation

RUTF (Ready to Use Therapeutic Food)

For treatment of severe acute malnutrition

Simple ingredients

92g = 500 kcal

Health innovation Carbon Nanotubes

• New material, very resistant

• Research for adaptation of the body : currently

• Dangerous for human.

• Applications for new prosthesis

Health Company General Electric Healthcare

• Mondial leader of medical instrumentation

• 123.000 employees

• More than 20.000 searchers and doctors

+and -difficulties

diversity of scientific research

provide safer alternative to health problems

improve access to health care in the world

ensure the accepting

population about the engineering change

require action on the part of the subpopulation

raise funds for research

Vocabulary

Health: santéMedicines, drugs: médicamentsSurgery: chirurgieDiseases: maladiesTransplants: greffesSkin graft: greffe de peauPrematurity = prématuritéChild stunting = retard de croissance de l’enfantAIDS = SIDA HIV = VIH

Sources

Report of World Health Organization on http://www.who.int/fr/

http://www.health.vic.gov.au/sustainability/

The newpaper « Le Monde », n°214424, nov 2013.

Website of Nutrisethttp://www.nutriset.fr/index.php?id=29

Website of Genreral Eletrichttp://www.ge.com

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