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Innovative Technologies Publication - Participants Update Form

Compendium 2013



Compendium of innovative health technologies

medical devices and eHealth solutions for low-resource settings

2013


eHEALTH submission form


Deadline: 15 March 2013


The eHealth unit of WHO invites you to submit your solution to the Call for innovative health technologies for low-resource settings. Selected submissions will be published in the WHO Compendium of innovative health technologies: medical devices and eHealth solutons for low-resource settings 2013. The annual publication serves as a neutral platform to introduce health technologies that have the potential to improve health outcomes or to offer a solution to an unmet medical need. The Compendium series specifically focuses on innovative eHealth solutions that are not yet widely available in under-resourced regions.

The submission of the applications, the subsequent selection process and outcome will not be subject to any claim of any kind whatsoever, or appeal. WHO will not be held to offer applicants any explanation as to why their proposal had been rejected. Please read carefully section "Terms, conditions, and disclaimers" at the end of this document before filling out the form.



General instructions

  1. The completed MS word submission form;

  2. A scanned copy of the form including your signature.


SUBMISSION FORM


For question-specific instructions and exemplary answers please refer to the end of the questionnaire.


A - Contact information

Please make sure that neither the company name nor the technology brand name appears in the generic email address.

Names of academic institutions are accepted.

1. Contact person

Surname:       First name:      

2. Inventor

Surname:       First name:      

3. Generic contact email address

     

4. Company/affiliation email address

     

5. Contact telephone number

Please include country code.

     

6. Contact fax number

     




B - Technology details

Please make sure to use the generic name for your technology throughout this form. The name must not contain the company or brand name.

1. Generic name

     

2. Brand name

     

3. Country of origin

     

4. Generic one-sentence description of technology

     




C - Health problem

1. Summary of health problem

Please provide a summary of the health problems that your technology aims to address. Please describe the scale of the problem in the region where it is intended for use - (no more than 350 characters).

This could include the specific disease to be tackled, numbers of people affected, assessment of the quality of life of those affected, symptoms of the healthcare problem etc. If possible, please provide references to support your answer.

Reference(s):  

If attachment included, please specify file name:      


     


2. Target population

Please provide a brief description of the target population - (no more than 350 characters).

     





D - Product description

1. Description of proposed solution

Please provide a short description of your technology and its application. Please provide a brief technical explanation of how your product works bearing in mind that the information you provide could be published. If possible, please provide references and/or diagrams or other visuals to support your answer. - (no more than 700 characters).

Reference(s) title(s):      

Please specify file name(s) for provided references/visuals:      


     


2. Operation of technology

Please provide a step-by-step explanation of the operation of your technology- (no more than 350 characters). If available, please attach a manual or other kind of instructions.

Instructions included Yes No

File name:      

     

3. Image of technology (if relevant)

Please attach a picture illustrating the technology (single image, no brand names, high resolution (300 dpi)).

File name of the picture:      


4. Does the technology require electricity?

No

Batteries

Continuous power supply

Power supply for recharging

Solar power

Other:      


5. Requirements of the facility in which the product will be used.

What infrastructure is required to use you product? This may include clean water supply, stable power supply, specific temperature and humidity, maintenance personnel, specialized operator, access to the Internet, access to a cellular/mobile network, use of a personal computer or laptop, other (please specify) (no more than 350 characters).

     

6. Does the technology use specific software?

Yes No


6a.. If yes, please describe the software, open source vs. proprietary, its use and/or license fee (no more than 350 characters).

     

6b. If yes, can the software be customized for local use? Please explain (no more than 350 characters):

     

7. Is the technology used to support:

Decision Support Systems

Dignostic and treatment

Electronic Health Record/Electronic Medical Record 

eLearning /mLearning

Geographic Information System

Health Research

mHealth

Management of patient information

Management of hospital information

Management of emergencies

Patient monitoring

Public health surveillance

Telemedicine

Other :      


8. Does the technology/application support existing/developed standards (such as HL7, SDMX-HD, ICD-10, DICOM, etc.)


8a . If yes, which standards :      


Yes No





E – Suitability for low-resource settings

1. Appropriateness for use in low-resource settings

Please provide a short description of the specific low-resource setting/condition where the technology is intended to be used and explain how your technology meets this condition. - (no more than 350 characters)


     


2. Technology's evaluation low-resource setting

Has you technology been tested in the country or region where it is intended to be used or in a similar setting? Please provide a short description.

Reference(s):      

If attachment included, please specify file name:      


     


3. Local production.

Is it feasible to produce your technology locally? - (no more than 350 characters) Is your technology produced locally? If not, would it be feasible to do so? What type of infrastructure would be required?


     




F - Intended user

1. Who is the intended user?

Self-use/ Patient

Physician

Technician

Nurse

Midwife

Family Member

Other:      

2. Is training required in addition to the expected skill level of the intended user?

Yes No

3. Please specify who will deliver training, the training tools, and the duration of training required:

     

4. Where will the solution be used? (check all that apply)

Rural settings

Urban settings

At home

Ambulatory

Primary (Health post, Health center)

Secondary (General hospital)

Tertiary (Specialists hospital)

Other      


5. Ease of use

Please provide a description of any testing that has been conducted to establish ease of use - (no more than 350 characters).

Reference(s):      

If attachment included, please specify file name:      

     




G - Improvement over existing solutions

1. Existing solutions

Please provide a summary of existing technologies or methods (if any) that are available to address the health problem in the regions specified - (no more than 350 characters).

Reference(s):      

If attachment included, please specify file name:      

     

2. Benefits of your solution

Please explain why your technology is an improvement over existing solutions - (no more than 500 characters). This could include cost effectiveness, ease of use and maintenance, reduced training requirements, labor saving, improved safety, more acceptable to local context, reduced resource requirements, technical superiority, better accessibility etc. If possible, please provide references to support your answer.

Reference(s):      

If attachment included, please specify file name:      

     




H - Product evaluation and approval

1. Regulatory status of technology

Please provide information about the regulatory approval of your technology (no more than 500 characters) (regulatory agency , conformity assessment, other)

Reference(s):      

If attachment included, please specify file name:      

     

2. Technical evaluation of technology

Please provide information and references about evaluation and the studies your technology has undergone (no more than 500 characters). This could include clinical trials, utility/safety studies, information about where and when, how many patients were involved, if the studies were double-blind, peer-reviewed etc.


Reference(s):      

Please specify file name:      

     




I - Pricing

1. Date of initial commercialization (dd/mm/yyyy)

     

2. Countries in which the technology is currently used

     

3. Retail Price (USD) (indicate hardware and software)

      USD

4. List Price (USD) (indicate hardware and software)

      USD




J - Future challenges

Please provide information on your strategy and foreseen challenges making your technology available and accessible to your intended user group - no more than 700 characters.

     




K - Additional information (no more than 700 characters)

     














I hereby acknowledge that WHO reserves the right to format and select the information provided as necessary to suit the layout of the publication.


Signature:


Date:

     



I hereby acknowledge that I am the inventor of the technology or authorized by the entity owning the rights to the inventions to provide given information and act as contact person. I acknowledge that the information provided is a true representation of the status of the described technology and that I have provided appropriate evidence to support my claims. I agree that the information disclosed as well as the provided images can be made public by WHO.


Signature:


Date:

     




Instructions


  1. Contact information

3. Generic e-mail address: Please provide your email address. If your principle address has a business affiliation, please also provide a generic address. Example: [email protected]


  1. Technology details

4. Generic one-sentence description of technology: Please provide a generic descriptor for your technology.

Examples: "Fetal heart rate monitor by mobile phone"


  1. Health problem

1. Summary of health problem: The statements about the health problem addressed should be comprehensive and significant.

Example: "The interpretation of the fetal heart rate and activity requires expensive equipment operated by a trained midwife. Thus for women in resource-poor locations the options for regular screening of fetal well-being are limited."



  1. Product description

1. Description of proposed solution: To start with, the proposed solution should be described in short sentences and help readers to grasp the concept easily. Next, the technical function of the solution should be described clearly and concisely. Little specialist knowledge should be required to understand its function.

If appropriate, please submit a picture that best represents the technology. Logos, brands and websites will be blacked-out.


Example: "The solution consists of a software application that can be run on a mobile phone. This software transforms inexpensive fetal monitoring devices that merely let the user ‘hear’ the fetal heart beat into a system that calculates fetal heart rate, stores it over time, tracks fetal movement, and provides this data to a remote midwife in the same form as standard hospital equipment."


2. Operation of the technology: In order for potential users to understand the level of difficulty in operating the technology, we require applicants to describe the one by one the basic steps of its use.


Example: "Instructions are provided on the mobile phone screen. Once the program is started, these instructions consist of: 1. Connect the portable monitor to the phone. 2. Position the probe and listen for the fetal heart, then press ‘start’. 3. Press the ‘movement’ button when the baby kicks. 4. Press ‘Stop’ to finish and upload. Once upload is complete, an automated email is sent from the server to the midwife with a link to the plot of fetal heart rate and activity."


  1. Improvement over existing solutions

1. Existing solutions: Information about the state-of-the-art should support clarify what technologies are currently available to address the health problems and what the short-comings are.

2. Benefit of your solution: The improvements that the technology provides should be stated with regard to existing best practice.

Example: "Fetal cardiotocography can currently only be undertaken in a centre with the appropriate equipment and staff . Devices used ‘in the field’ are limited to producing either just the sound of the fetal heart beating, or displaying an instantaneous heart rate on an LCD screen. Accurate assessment of fetal well-being requires more than this in terms of examining heart rate over time to determine a baseline, variability, and response to fetal movement. This product offers improvements in that it records heart rate over time, correlates it with fetal movements, and can communicate this data for remote diagnosis or confirmation. Being a software solution, the system uses existing mobile phone hardware, and existing portable fetal monitors, vastly reducing the cost."


  1. Pricing


1.-2. Commercialization: Please indicate the date of commercialization and the countries in which the technology is sold and if the product has been used in the jurisdictions where it has obtained regulatory approval.


  1. Future challenges

Many potential obstacles can be encountered when bringing innovative technologies to new markets. The applicants are invited to identify challenges that they foresee to the successful future of their product. The publication is intended to generate dialogue between readers and applicants to contribute to the success of the technologies.




Terms, Conditions and Disclaimers

Compendium for innovative health technologies for low-resource settings 2012


WHO reserves the right not to select any application or to annul the solicitation process at any time, without thereby incurring any liability or any obligation to inform the applicants of the grounds for the WHO's action. WHO reserves the right, at any time during the solicitation process, to modify the scope of the Call. At any step in the evaluation process, WHO reserves the right to issue an amendment to the Call detailing the change to only those applicants who have not been officially eliminated at that point in time. Applications will be evaluated by WHO, in collaboration with external partner experts and institutions, in its sole discretion, taking into account the criteria outlined above. There is no obligation by WHO to reveal, or discuss with any applicant, how a submission was assessed, or to provide any other information relative to the selection process.


Incomplete applications and applications submitted after the deadline will, in principle, be disregarded unless WHO, in its sole discretion, decides otherwise in respect of such incomplete or late application. WHO may request applicants to submit complementary or additional information as a condition for consideration. Any possible requests to submit complementary information and/or to submit a more detailed application, as well as any discussions ensuing therefrom, will be exploratory only, and do not mean that the applicant concerned will be selected.


WHO will not be held to offer applicants any explanation or justification as to why their proposal has been rejected and/or why they have not been selected. The list of selected applications will not necessarily be made public as such. The submission of applications, the subsequent selection process and outcome of the selection process will not be subject to any claim of any kind whatsoever, or appeal. Each applicant will be notified in writing by WHO (by e-mail) whether or not the submission has been selected.


Any and all costs and expenses incurred in relation to, or ensuing from, the submission of an application (including the possible complementary information and/or a more detailed proposal, if so requested by WHO) will not be subject to claims for financial compensation of any kind whatsoever.


WHO does not warrant that any medical devices, innovations, concepts or products that may be used, identified or otherwise developed from selected proposals will be successfully commercialized in target countries, or that WHO will finance or otherwise support the development or commercialization of any product. By selecting applications, WHO will not be held to endorse any product but will solely aim at drawing stakeholders' attention to innovative technologies with a view to furthering development and availability of, and access to such innovative health technologies.


The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers’ products at any stage of the selection process or subsequently will not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by WHO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned, nor that they have been found to be safe and efficacious.


Without WHO’s prior written approval, selected applicants shall not, in any statement of an advertising or promotional nature, refer to their selection under this Call for innovative health technologies. In no case shall selected applicants use the name or the emblem of the World Health Organization, or any abbreviation thereof, in relation to their business or otherwise. The same applies to all applicants during the selection process and thereafter.

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