M-HEAL members are involved in an array of diverse activities all working toward the goal of improving access to healthcare in developing countries. Click on the links below to learn more about each project!Volunteering at World Medical ReliefM-HEAL has developed a very strong relationship with World Medical Relief, Inc., a private non-profit, multi-funded organization based in Detroit, Michigan. World Medical Relief exists exclusively for charitable purposes and seeks to relieve human suffering throughout the global community by collecting and distributing pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, and recycled medical equipment.Survey of NeedA team of students has developed a survey for assessing medical needs in clinics and hospitals of developing countries. By partnering with other campus organizations who do work in global health abroad, we can use the survey to determine what the needs are and then address these needs through design and social entrepreneurship.Design ProjectsOne of our main goals is to address unmet medical needs through design projects. From the Survey of Need we can determine what problems a community has that we can try to solve through engineering design. Our model is one of sustainability and co-creation and we understand the importance of determining what the user needs, wants, and will ultimately use. From the beginning, the design project teams must think about how to implement the technology in a socially responsible and sustainable manner, which is where social entrepreneurship comes into play.Social Entrepreneurship To realize sustainability of our design projects, M-HEAL is working with business students to develop social ventures to distribute our technologies while building the capacity of those in developing communities. REMEDY ProgramThe REMEDY Program seeks to take unused medical supplies from hospital operating rooms in the U.S. and get them to hospitals in need around the world. M-HEAL is partnering with the medical students of the Student Alliance for Global Reach to start this program at the University of Michigan. |
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