Biomedical equipment systems for rural health care

Biomedical equipment technology can be of significant help in bringing health care to large rural populations. Of the possible technology alternatives, providing an equipment package to the health worker to take to the domestic site is most appropriate. Equipment choice must give priority to preventive care especially for the mother and the child. Besides the general equipment design features of ruggedness, low weight and others, there are for each type, special design requirements making each equipment quite different from conventional forms. Further R&D is needed for optimization.