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Redesign and evaluation of a bili-wear device for treating neonatal jaundice in low and middle-income countries
(Makerere University, 2023)
Neonatal jaundice may be classed as physiological or pathological and is principally caused by an increase in serum bilirubin during the neonatal period, which causes yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes, and ...
Design and evaluation of a solar-aided autoclave to aid in the prevention of neonatal sepsis in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)
In Uganda, approximately 81 babies die each day before reaching their first month. As of 2016, Uganda had a neonatal mortality rate of 21.4 deaths per 1000 live births and an under-five mortality rate of 53.0 deaths per ...