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The incubator produced by Embrace uses [[phase-change material]] in a sleeping bag design to maintain temperature inside the incubator entirely without electricity, making it well-suited to rural areas. The device can periodically supply heat using hot water.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2008/04/21/story10.html?b=1208750400^1622061&surround=etf | title = Stanford startup's $25 'sleeping bag' could save newborns | accessdate = 2008-09-14 | date = 2008-04-18 | format = HTML | first=Lisa | last=Sibley}}</ref> Each baby warmer is priced at approximately $25. <ref>{{cite news|last=Kannani|first=Rahim|title=Investing in Women and Girls: A Focus on Health, Advocacy and Innovation|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rahim-kanani/investing-in-women-and-gi_b_589043.html|accessdate=19 July 2012|newspaper=Huffington Post}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|last=Moore|first=Thomas|url=http://news.sky.com/story/824845/low-tech-body-warmer-is-a-baby-life-saver|accessdate=19 July 2012|newspaper=Sky News}}</ref> |
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The Embrace development team won the fellowship at the [[Echoing Green]] competition in 2008 for this concept. <ref>{{cite web |url= http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/extreme-affordability/ |title= ThinkChange India: Extreme Affordability |accessdate= 2008-09-14 |date= 2008-09-04 |format= HTML }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.echoinggreen.org/fellows/jane-chen-and-rahul-panicker |title= Jane Chen and Rahul Panicker |accessdate= 2008-09-14 |format= HTML }}</ref> Embrace also won the 2007-2008 [[Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students]] Social E-Challenge competition grand prize.{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}} |
The Embrace development team won the fellowship at the [[Echoing Green]] competition in 2008 for this concept. <ref>{{cite web |url= http://thinkchangeindia.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/extreme-affordability/ |title= ThinkChange India: Extreme Affordability |accessdate= 2008-09-14 |date= 2008-09-04 |format= HTML }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.echoinggreen.org/fellows/jane-chen-and-rahul-panicker |title= Jane Chen and Rahul Panicker |accessdate= 2008-09-14 |format= HTML }}</ref> Embrace also won the 2007-2008 [[Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students]] Social E-Challenge competition grand prize.{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}} |
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*ABC feature video on Embrace [http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/change-tiniest-survivors-12428134?&clipId=12428134&playlistId=12428134&cid=siteplayer ABC's new Global Health Series 20/20 "Be the Change: Save a Life"] - November issue |
*ABC feature video on Embrace [http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/change-tiniest-survivors-12428134?&clipId=12428134&playlistId=12428134&cid=siteplayer ABC's new Global Health Series 20/20 "Be the Change: Save a Life"] - November issue |
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Revision as of 22:26, 9 September 2012
Embrace is a non profit organization run by a group of students who graduated from the Entrepreneurial Design For Extreme Affordability program at Stanford University and developed the concept of low-cost incubators to prevent neonatal deaths in rural areas in developing countries.[1] The founding group consists of Jane Chen, Linus Liang, Rahul Panicker, and Naganand Murty.[2] [3]
Incubator
The incubator produced by Embrace uses phase-change material in a sleeping bag design to maintain temperature inside the incubator entirely without electricity, making it well-suited to rural areas. The device can periodically supply heat using hot water.[4] Each baby warmer is priced at approximately $25. [5] [6] The Embrace development team won the fellowship at the Echoing Green competition in 2008 for this concept. [7] [8] Embrace also won the 2007-2008 Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students Social E-Challenge competition grand prize.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Entrepreneurial Design For Extreme Affordability" (HTML). Standford Institute of Design. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "Big Ideas, little packages".
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|Publisher=ignored (|publisher=suggested) (help) - ^ Lee, Ellen. "Embrace may keep babies warm - and alive". SFGate. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ Sibley, Lisa (2008-04-18). "Stanford startup's $25 'sleeping bag' could save newborns" (HTML). Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ Kannani, Rahim. "Investing in Women and Girls: A Focus on Health, Advocacy and Innovation". Huffington Post. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ Moore, Thomas. Sky News http://news.sky.com/story/824845/low-tech-body-warmer-is-a-baby-life-saver. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "ThinkChange India: Extreme Affordability" (HTML). 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "Jane Chen and Rahul Panicker" (HTML). Retrieved 2008-09-14.
External links
- "EmbraceGlobal.org" (HTML). Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ABC feature video on Embrace ABC's new Global Health Series 20/20 "Be the Change: Save a Life" - November issue
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