Fulfilling a promise he made 20 years ago, Dr. Mohammod Jobayer Chisti developed a bubble CPAP device starting with a shampoo bottle. The current device costs $1.25 (£1), compared to $15,000 (£11,000) for ventilators many developing countries cannot afford. A two year study indicated the simpler innovation decreased mortality rates by 75%.
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October 17, 2017 at 8:54 am
This brought tears to my eyes! Such a powerful invention!
October 17, 2017 at 9:10 pm
It moved me, too. The story shows the power of promise, perseverance, and thinking outside the box to help others. Thank you, Ka, for understanding.
October 18, 2017 at 7:59 pm
Incredible how ingenious this is. Thanks, JoAnne, for writing about this!
October 18, 2017 at 11:05 pm
My pleasure! Thanks for reading, Emily.
October 18, 2017 at 8:12 pm
P.S. Feel free to delete this comment once you have read it. When I clicked on the twitter button to tweet this, it defaulted the following instead of defaulting to your twitter handle. I went and found you and changed @wordpressdotcom to yours but wanted you to know in case that was unintentional.
Innovative Bubble CPAP Saves Lives https://joannaoftheforest.wordpress.com/2017/10/17/innovative-bubble-cpap-saves-lives/ via @wordpressdotcom
October 18, 2017 at 11:13 pm
Sorry, Emily. I’m confused. Is there something I need to fix? When I click twitter it goes to my twitter feed.
October 19, 2017 at 10:18 am
Yes, there is something to fix but I use blogger so I am not sure how to do it. When I click the tweet button under the article but prior to the comments, I get a pop-up window to tweet this article. The text in the pop-up window is as follows:
Innovative Bubble CPAP Saves Lives https://joannaoftheforest.wordpress.com/2017/10/17/innovative-bubble-cpap-saves-lives/ via @wordpressdotcom
As you can see, the @ twitter handle is a generic wordpressdotcom name rather than your twitter handle. Hope this helps!
October 19, 2017 at 10:39 pm
Thank you for taking the time to let me know and find my site. I really appreciate the details. I’ll look into it.