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[[File:Engineering World Health Logo.png|frame|right|Engineering World Health Logo.png]] [http://www.ewh.org/ Engineering World Health] is a non-profit organization mobilizing the biomedical engineering community to improve the quality of health care in hospitals serving resource-poor communities of the developing world. EWH installs donated and new medical equipment, carries out equipment repairs, and trains to build local capacity to both manage and maintain sophisticated equipment. Engineering World Health was founded in 2001 by Robert Malkin and Mohammed Kiani in Memphis, TN and now serves a global community. Their head office is now located in Durham, North Carolina.
To accomplish their goals EWH has a focus on two main program branches. The first is the [http://www.ewh.org/programs/chapters student programs] which includes university Chapters, Kit builds, STEM volunteer teaching, the annual Design Competition, and the Summer Institute. These programs raise awareness of how biomedical engineering can help solve global health challenges, and they work to engage the skills of engineering students from around the world to educate others and repair life-saving medical equipment in places like Rwanda, Tanzania, and Nicaragua.
In exchange for an annual fee to support the local chapter, the EWH provides comprehensive packages of financial benefits, guidance on how to operate a chapter and manage numerous activities that are interesting, fun and beneficial to the community as well as technical support throughout the year. Chapter members are also eligible for consideration for travel awards to participate in joint activities with other chapters either domestically or in developing countries.
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At University of California San Diego (UCSD) the EWH chapter is working in collaboration with the [http://cfar.ucsd.edu/ UCSD Center for AIDS Research] and designing cost-effective lab equipment to run an HIV treatment analysis assay in resource limited settings. This nucleic acid test is used to detect drug resistant forms of HIV. By introducing methods of treatment surveillance to the developing world, the hope is to contain the spread of drug-resistant forms of HIV and preserve second and third lines of anti-retroviral medication. EWH at UCSD has begun work to design automated devices for viral RNA extraction, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) DNA amplification, and gel electrophoresis.
Make use of the built in contact form provided by Engineering World Health found on their [http://www.ewh.org/who-are-we/contact-us Contact Page] or contact them directly at [mailto:info@ewh.org info@ewh.org].
<div><span style="font-size:larger">The Prizery, Suite 200</span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger">302 East Pettigrew Street</span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger">Durham, NC 27701</span></div><div><span style="font-size:larger">Telephone 1.919.682.7788</span></div></div>
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