Rapid Prototyping for Frontline Health Tools Lab

Highlights

Hands-on prototyping; frugal-innovation techniques; peer critique sessions

Concept

This grassroots maker workshop blends low-cost innovation with health-tech ideation. Participants build prototypes for frontline health use-cases — triage aids, low-cost diagnostics, patient tracking tools — using everyday or discarded materials, fostering frugal innovation for resource-limited care settings.

Expected Outcomes

Working frontline-health prototypes; documented design iterations; peer-reviewed concept briefs

Program Outline

Day 1: Problem framing and ideation | Day 2: Hands-on prototyping with local materials | Day 3: Testing, peer critique, and concept briefs

Target Audience

Frontline health workers; biomedical students; local innovators

Format

In-person

Duration

3 days