This summer, students from the University of Nairobi and UC Berkeley’s Bioengineering and Master of Engineering programs were challenged to come up with a solution to healthcare needs in low-resource settings under the guidance of trained Engineering World Health facilitators.
This 6-week Virtual Global Innovation Workshop covered concepts of biomedical design, collaboration, ethics, and entrepreneurship as these topics relate to engineering for low-resource environments. Students worked independently through self-directed learning modules and virtually collaborated in groups to further develop design ideas and exchange knowledge. The workshop was made possible thanks to alumnus Cecil Chikezie, MEng ’22 (BioE) and BioE professor Phillip Messersmith.