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Mission

 

About EWH

The developing world constantly faces two major medical issues – low accessibility and quality of treatment. To address these conflicts, Dr. Bob Malkin and Dr. Mohammad Kiani, two University of Memphis professors, launched Engineering World Health (EWH) in 2001. EWH is a non-governmental organization that aims to address medical issues on a global scale. EWH focuses on technical solutions, with an emphasis on improving the quality of healthcare in resource-restrained communities of the developing world.

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The mission statement of the national-level Engineering World Health is – 

 

  • Provides students from around the world with the life-changing educational experience of repairing vital medical equipment in the world’s most resource-poor communities.

 

  • In collaboration with local partners in Asia, Africa and Latin America, EWH creates locally-sustainable training programs for biomedical engineering technicians (BMETs)

 

  • Engages the next generation of engineers through K-12 STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) curricula, university chapters, and design activities to improve global health

EWH believes we have a responsibility to stay true to these values:

 

  • Ensuring a scientifically-based and creative educational experience.

  • Leaving the communities in which we work with greater capacity than we found them.

  • Finding workable solutions through innovation and creativity.

  • Serving while partnering with local educators, hospitals and clinics.

  • Promoting self-reliance and capacity building.

  • Providing challenge without compromising safety.

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