AWARD YEAR
2019
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Good Health & Well-being
KEYWORDS
HIV/AIDS, MEDICAL-DEVICES, developing countries
COUNTRY
United Kingdom
DESIGNED BY
Designer / Inventor: Hans Ramzan
WEBSITE
https://hansramzan.com/portfolio/catch.php
CATCH: HIV Detector
"CATCH" is a low cost, easy to use, self-testing device which detects HIV.
"Catch" encourages people in developing countries (who are discouraged from travelling for miles to see a doctor) to check themselves for HIV at home.
Unfortunately, due to a variety of factors in developing countries (including gender inequality, lack of infrastructure, poverty - the list goes on), a lot of people lack education. CATCH is extremely intuitive and can be used by anyone. It is designed to do all the thinking for the user and is operated in 3 easy steps;
1. Sliding the disinfectant sleeve over the finger.
2. Push down on the pipette/needle top
3. Press the button to see the result
The device itself is partly made from recycled plastic bottles. This is to help combat the ever-rising issue of environmental deterioration (which is a contributing factor to what establishes a country as 'underdeveloped'). Catch has the potential to save millions of lives at a tiny production price of £4.
Developing countries need products specifically designed for them.