SAGES students work to create device that treats jaundice in areas without electricity

Students in a SAGES first seminar course designed and built prototypes of off-grid phototherapy devices to treat jaundice for babies in rural Nigeria By Ellen Walter In their first semester at Case Western Reserve University, 18 students created devices that could help solve a health care problem in rural sub-Saharan African villages. “Engineering Design for the World’s Poorest” is not a theoretical class; the SAGES First Seminar uses hands-on design to solve concerns of the world’s most impoverished communities. This … Continue reading SAGES students work to create device that treats jaundice in areas without electricity