In an effort to improve vaccination rates in developing communities, Yale University students developed wearable medical records. Khushi Baby is a cheap digital necklace designed to store and share the vaccination records of infants using near-field communication. The smart pendant will therefore reduce the number of children from dying of preventable diseases. Currently, more than 1.5 million babies die when they could have been saved by vaccines.
This is especially the case in isolated communities, like rural villages in Northern India. The wearable medical records in smart necklace form help community health worker to keep track of what vaccinations babies have had. This system works to modernize and streamline infrastructure where records are handwritten in enormous logbooks and healthcare is offered in camps. Workers also utilize a Khushi Baby-donated smartphone and an accompanying app.
This innovation indicates how wearable technology can be introduced in the developing world as well as for socially conscious purposes.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Wearable Medical Records
- The development of wearable medical records using near-field communication technology has the potential to improve vaccination rates in developing communities.
- Digital Necklace
- The use of a cheap digital necklace as a smart pendant can store and share vaccination records, reducing the number of preventable diseases in infants.
- Wearable Technology in Developing Countries
- The introduction of wearable technology in the developing world can have a positive impact on healthcare infrastructure and improve access to medical records.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Healthcare
- The healthcare industry can benefit from the implementation of wearable medical records to improve tracking and vaccination rates in developing communities.
- Wearable Technology
- The wearable technology industry has the opportunity to expand its market by developing affordable and practical solutions for socially conscious purposes.
- Mobile Apps
- The mobile app industry can support the use of wearable medical records by providing user-friendly interfaces for tracking and sharing vaccination information.
