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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.
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At Duke University, EWH affiliate student team spent the summer in Guatemala where they helped hospitals and clinics repair medical equipment at the National Hospital de Quetzaltenango in Xela. “The goal of the trip was to help a poor hospital in Guatemala repair and maintain their medical equipment,” said Robert Malkin, founder and director of Duke-Engineering World Health. The students worked as a team on all the projects. They took turns diagnosing issues, repairing equipment, cleaning equipment and keeping records of all the equipment they worked on.
<div><br/></div><div>During the trip, the students helped the local staff work on 18 pieces of medical equipment, placing 15 back into service. The equipment included sophisticated monitors, electrosurgical units, ventilators and others the technical staff at the hospital is not equipped or trained to maintain or repair.</div>
EWH is in touch with groups around the world who are looking to form chapters. The following universities currently have student chapters in good standing for the 2012-2013 academic year:
