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THE SOUTH AFRICAN
MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
STRATEGIC HEALTH INNOVATION PARTNERSHIPS (SHIP)
Mobile triage app
To reduce overcrowding in clinics and hospitals, and to reduce the
number of incorrectly triaged people, the mobile triage app was
developed, which streamlines the prioritisation of patients in the
emergency room.
The secure airway clamp
The secure airway clamp is designed to mitigate the myriad of
risks faced by anaesthetists and other health professionals during
the intubation procedure.
The benefits include:
• preventing tooth damage during tube insertion and from jaw
clenching when awaking from anaesthesia
• the ability to fix the tube in patients with severe facial burns
• a ‘bite block’ preventing patients from biting down on the
tube and blocking the airway
Gknowmix application
This service imports genetic test results and other patient-related
information, and interprets them to produce a report that
identifies risk areas associated with genetic abnormalities, family
history, and clinical and lifestyle factors.
Some of the medical innovations the SHIP TEAM are excited about:
THE SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
is a public entity of the National Department of Health
The scope of the SAMRC’s research includes basic laboratory investigations, clinical research and public health studies.
With significant financial investment from the Departments of Health and Science and Technology, researchers at the
SAMRC are able to focus on the top 10 causes of death in South Africa, including TB, HIV, burden of disease, chronic
diseases, alcohol and drug abuse, and women’s health.
SHIP is a new
innovative product development programme
within
the
SAMRC
, that has the goal of
developing
new or
improved diagnostics,
vaccines
,
prevention strategies and treatments to
address South Africa’s major
health problems
.