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This open-source, rechargeable device from Brooklyn, N.Y.-based GRND Lab is a prototype product, realized in partnership with Unicef, that lets health workers in the field gather fast, accurate children's health data.

The user can input a child's vital information such as name, weight, height, and middle-upper arm circumference, and get a prompt preliminary diagnosis of the child's general heath.

The gadget uses auditory and written prompts to guide the worker through the diagnosis questionnaire, as well as through both the registration process for a new patient and the check-up on a previously registered patient. It is being developed specifically for health clinics in Malawi and Uganda.

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March 1, 2010 5:01 PM PST

Photo by: GRND Lab

| Caption by: Leslie Katz