Sathya Jeganathan Biography

India's Fragile Babies Have Better Chances Thanks to Ingenious Local Technology Neonatal mortality is a significant problem in the developing world. 1.2 million of the approximately 26 million children created in India each year pass away during the first month. Dr. Sathya Jeganathan, a Chengalpattu Government Medical College pediatrician, made it her mission to reduce the number of deaths at her rural emergency clinic, where 39 out of every 1000 children born die. Dr. Jeganathan's initial motivation was to bring new ideas from the creative scene. Still, the set-up costs, staffing needs, and support the weight of western newborn child hatcheries (raised plexiglass beds that use bright curls to direct babies' internal heat level) made the equipment unsuitable for the population she served. She took the initiative to design a solution that would work well in the area. Dr. Jeganathan collaborated with neighborhood circuit repairers and neonatal medical staff to create a low-effort baby warmer from readily available 100-watt bulbs and secretly collected wood. The warmers quickly reduced the newborn infant mortality in the medical clinic by almost half and cost just $100 to make (a small portion of the expenditure of business choices).

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