3M

3M™ Petrifilm™ Aqua Plates are sample-ready plates that replace conventional agar, petri dishes, media pads and disposable filter funnels used in the microbial testing of water. Each plate contains a water-soluble gelling agent, nutrients and ...

Forus Health

3nethra is a portable, non-invasive, non-mydriatic, pre-screening ophthalmology device. The device can detect diabetic retinopathy, cataract, glaucoma, cornea problems, and refractive errors. 3nethra then provides an automated “Normal" or ...

5 Star Stoves

5 Star Stoves provide one and two-plate gasification stoves. The stoves support pots with a 10-liter capacity, and operate using biomass pellets. Each stove costs USD $41.

Working with local partners, 5 Star Stoves implements integrated ...

Sunforce Product, Inc

• Excellent for Cabins, Remote Power,Backup Power,
• 12 Volt Battery Charging, RV’s & Boats
• Maintenance Free / Easy Installation
• Works in All Weather Conditions
• Built-in Blocking Diode Protects
• Battery Discharge at Night
• Made of ...

Interstate Disaster Medical Collaborative

Information updated: 22nd April 2020

This is a Pneumatic device.

A.R.M.E.E. Ventilator (Automatic Respiration Management Exclusively for Emergencies) is an air-powered (pneumatic) ventilator.

Summary Specs:

• This is a Pressure Control ...

African Clean Energy

The ACE 1 is a solar-biomass hybrid that uses one LiFePO4 battery to power a ventilator creating clean biomass combustion, as well as to give users access to solar electricity for mobile charging and lighting. A fan blows oxygen into the ACE 1 ...

Alternative Indigenous Development Foundation Inc. (AIDFI)

The AIDFI Hydraulic Ram Pump is a device which utilizes the energy contained in falling water (hydro power) to lift a portion of this water to high elevations.

The hydraulic ram pump developed by AIDFI is ideal for providing upland and ...

The Ventilator Project

Information updated: May 18th 2020

This is a Bellows device

This is a ventilator designed specifically for the COVID-19 response to be manufactured and deployed as soon as possible. The target price point is $5,000.

Specs Summary:

• The ...

GS Yuasa International

GS Yuasa International Ltd., a Japanese battery manufacturer, offers two solar lantern products: the AKARi Solar Light Kit and the Mini Moshi-Moshi.

The AKARi Solar Light Kit is a small-sized solar power system for household use equipped with ...

Appropriate Rural Technology Institute

A biogas plant can turn organic waste into readily usable gas, which can be burned as fuel. The ARTI designed biogas plant is compact and can be built on-site in just a few hours. Kitchen waste, or even organic waste found on the street can be ...

Nonspec

An adjustable prosthetic limb that can be taken off-the-shelf and adjust in height and angle to meet any amputee's need. It is quick and easy to fit, high quality, lightweight, and durable so that amputees worldwide can have access to a limb ...

Adlens Ltd

Adlens manufactures eyeglasses which can be instantly adjusted to suit the user. They are intended for use where prescription eyeglass fitting is not available and emergency situations where replacement eyeglasses are needed immediately. The ...

Tata Consultancy Services

Literacy is a part of SDG 4.2 (promoting literacy) and the target is that by 2030 all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy. Currently, 775 million adults worldwide still lack basic ...

Malawi Handcart Project

The AfriCart (also known as the Malawi Handcart) is designed to improve the quality of life and the economic productivity of rural Africans. The Malawi Handcart Project resource page provides design specifications and instructions to build ...

Childline Kenya

116 is the African Child Helpline number currently used by Kenya, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Guinea Conakry, Namibia, while others are still lobbying for the number from their respective governments. They include Uganda, Lesotho, South Africa among ...

AguaClara Reach

AguaClara builds water treatment plants that produce US EPA-standard drinking water and are owned and operated by small communities with limited resources. AguaClara technologies are built entirely out of inexpensive locally-available ...

Noble Energy Solar Technologies, Ltd.

Lighting in rural India is mainly achieved through the burning of kerosene lamps. In remote parts of India, specifically in the states of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, kerosene is unavailable. If available, it is sold to the poor at ...

CoronaTech 1nn0v8tion Headquarters - Israel

Information updated: April 27th 2020

This is an augmented AmbuBag device.

Designed as an alternative automatic, controlled, and ventilation system for adults, to be used online in emergency situations when no other ventilation systems ...

Amplio Network

Amplio’s rugged, easy-to-use Talking Book audio device is designed for the learning needs of low-literate populations living in the world’s hardest to reach communities. With Talking Books, development organizations can provide access to ...

RICE University

Information updated: April 13th 2020

This is an AmbuBag device.

The ApolloBVM is an automated bag valve mask (BVM) device utilizing off-the-shelf components to provide safe and continuous hospital-grade mechanical ventilation for COVID-19 ...

Village Forward

Developed by Solutions Benefiting Life, which became Village Forward in 2010, the Aquasif system is low cost and efficient. It is produced and sold by local manufacturers in developing countries.

Household water treatment:

• Low cost system ...

Medentech Headquarters

Aquatabs are tablets used to rapidly disinfect large or small quantities of drinking water. In thirty minutes it effectively sanitizes the water, effective against all waterborne pathogens. The tablets are often cheaper than the fuel needed to ...

Catholic Relief Services

The ArborLoo is a simple, low cost toilet that is easy to build and maintain and is relatively free of odors and flies.

The ArborLoo is made up from 4 parts:

1. A dug pit
2. A “ring beam” to protect the pit
3. A concrete slab which sits on ...

Aston University

Arclight is a handheld medical device used to examine the eyes and ears of patients of all ages. It is an all-in-one solar-powered ophthalmoscope-loupe-otoscope. The Arclight identifies preventable diseases which can leave a person partially or ...

Invention Labs

There are 40 million people in the world today who live without a voice. They lose the ability to speak because of various conditions: cerebral palsy, autism, mental retardation, strokes, motor neuron disease, and many others.

Most non-verbal ...

Azuri Technologies

Azuri Quad Solar Home System provides a complete package of household lighting for as little as US50 cents per day. The product comes with 4 powerful LED lights, rechargeable radio and torch, plus mobile phone charging. Once the system is paid ...

Bempu Health

Regular temperature monitoring can enable early intervention and is one of the most effective ways to ensure newborns are healthy. BEMPU is an innovative bracelet, which detects and alerts in the event of hypothermia, facilitating improved ...

International Research & Development Afr

The BIO-MOTO is a bio-fuel cookstove developed by International Research and Development Africa (IRDA).

The stove has five-stage variable power (0.8 KW- 4.0 KW), instant ignition capabilities and is fuel spill and explosion proof. The BIO-MOTO ...

PATH

Low birth weight is the invisible undertow for infants in the developing world, where 95 percent of underweight children are born. Babies who don’t weigh enough at birth are terribly vulnerable. Their bodies are not strong, and they may have a ...

BRCK

BRCK is a device that brings the internet to remote locations, even without electricity.

The BRCK’s backup battery and multiple ways of connecting to various networks offers users consistent connectivity even when networks are down and power ...

Backpack PLUS

The Backpack PLUS Collaboration provides a prototype toolkit for Community Health Workers (CHWs) to distribute a basic package of medical commodities and diagnostic tools to patients throughout developing countries.

By supplying CHWs with ...

Backpack Practice

At Backpack Practice (formerly Backpack TV), you can find education videos to help you with math, science, and other academic subjects. ...

University of Wisconsin-Madison Makerspace

This is a negative pressure isolation head box.

Also known as the Badger Box, this is a chamber that is placed around the hospitalized patient’s head to contain flashing droplets and airborne particles/viruses. The box also has four “hand ...

University of Wisconsin-Madison Makerspace

This is a protective face shield.

The shield is designed to be single use and comprises a foam forehead band and rigid plastic mask. The face shield design and manufacturing guidance has been published as open source, freely available ...

University of Wisconsin-Madison Makerspace

This is an Air Purifying Respirator (PAPR) hood.

The hood is designed to be worn by medical staff and is used to filter air and inflate a bubble around the wearer’s head to reject any contaminants. The hoods connect to commercial blowers ...

Bamboo Bike Project

The goal of the Bamboo Bike Project is to test the feasibility of implementing bamboo bikes as a new form of transportation in Africa.

There are several advantages to making bicycles out of bamboo. Since bamboo is grown locally in Africa, and ...