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Medical technologies in developing countries: Issues of technology development, transfer, diffusion and use

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  • Bonair, Ann
  • Rosenfield, Patricia
  • Tengvald, Karin

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The difficulties experienced in transfer of medical technology to developing countries are aggravated by partial and incomplete understanding of the cultural, social, economic, and institutional factors affecting technology development, transfer, dissemination and use. In this paper, it is argued that a more dynamic and comprehensive approach is needed for the analysis of these factors. Such an approach would provide the basis for linking existing information stemming from partial analyses of problems related to individual users, the health services or systems, and the technology itself. The starting point of any comprehensive analysis must be the structure of the society in which the technology is to be used. The value of a comprehensive analytical approach is illustrated by discussion of a medical technology still under development, a vaccine against malaria. This discussion further indicates that consideration of cultural, social, economic, and institutional factors in the developmental phases of a technology can contribute to ensuring acceptability and sustainability of the technology under the multifaceted conditions in which it is to be used.

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  • Bonair, Ann & Rosenfield, Patricia & Tengvald, Karin, 1989. "Medical technologies in developing countries: Issues of technology development, transfer, diffusion and use," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 28(8), pages 769-781, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:28:y:1989:i:8:p:769-781
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    1. Jasper Kim, 2015. "Performance-based development funding using market mechanisms: A public–private partnership social financing model for medical equipment technology in developing countries," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 15(3), pages 257-269, July.
    2. Semin, Semih & Guldal, Dilek & Demiral, Yucel, 2007. "Globalization and the trends of medical technology trade in Turkey," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 81(2-3), pages 320-327, May.
    3. Mwabu, Germano, 1990. "Financing health services in Africa : an assessment of alternative approaches," Policy Research Working Paper Series 457, The World Bank.
    4. Tigabu, Aschalew & Berkhout, Frans & van Beukering, Pieter, 2017. "Development aid and the diffusion of technology: Improved cookstoves in Kenya and Rwanda," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 102(C), pages 593-601.

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