Medical devices for low-resource settings
- Submission status
- Open
- Submission deadline
People living in low-resource settings such as, Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) can experience healthcare resource challenges which result in worse outcomes and overall health compared to those with better access to healthcare, more resources, and higher healthcare quality.
Several strategies can be implemented to achieve health equity and improved health outcomes for individuals living in these regions. Some solutions are prioritizing the use of medical devices designed for low-resource settings, the development of cutting-edge diagnostics, and digital health tools to improve treatments and outcomes. Medical tools that navigate the unique challenges of limited funding, restrictions to power supplies, and lack of additional medical equipment can enable advanced medicine to be brought to these locations.
This collection welcomes submissions that explore all aspects of the design and implementation of medical devices designed for use in low resource settings. We are interested in submissions that consider approaches to prevent, diagnose, and treat disease and the real-world use and impact of these tools. Additionally, we aim to attract submissions that consider the impact on public health, health equity, and innovation of existing devices and instruments.
This is a joint collection across Communications Medicine, Nature Biomedical Engineering, Nature Communications, npj Biomedical Innovations and Scientific Reports. We encourage authors to choose which journal to submit to according to their preferences. However, before deciding, the relevant journal webpages should be examined to ensure the submission is within the scope of the journal. Each journal will apply its standard editorial criteria for the scope and level of advance required. Where submissions are more suitable for another participating journal, editors will recommend submission to a more appropriate alternative journal. Note that Nature Communications and Scientific Reports will only consider original research Articles.
