body 017
stenop, first aid glasses nacho marti spain
challenge: crystal glasses are too expensive for poor people around the world to buy.
Stenop is based on the concept of stenopeic vision, where glass is replaced by rows of small holes in a pair of plastic glasses. This makes Stenop an easily distributable, low cost temporary solution for reducing 80% of myopia, hyperopia and presbyopia. The holes have the effect of reducing the bundle of diverging rays, allowing only the perpendicular rays to reach the retina. These rays are always focused on the retina.
Stenop er førstehjælpsbriller i plastik baseret på såkaldte stenopæiske huller, der erstatter glas med en række små huller. Stenop kan reducere 80% af nærsynethed, langsynethed og gammelmandssyn. Det gør Stenop til en billig, midlertidig løsning, som også er let at distribuere.
034
body 018
a sterile disposable wash basin elsebeth bjerg nielsen denmark
challenge: non-sterile surgical environments in hospitals or at doctors without borders’ missions worldwide increase the risk of infection. ordinary wash basins take up space and provide only short-lived sterility. A sterile disposable wash basin made of cardboard is easy and cheap to produce – and to dispose of. In addition, it is environmentally friendly, as it is made from Swedish or Finnish wood. Legislation in these countries demands that a new tree be planted for each tree chopped down. By using a sterile disposable wash basin, the danger of passing infections between patients decreases or disappears. The disposable wash basin doesn’t tilt. It takes up little space and is easy to handle.
Dette papvaskefad bliver kun brugt én gang og forhindrer derfor overførsel af sygdomme fra patient til patient. Fadet kan også bruges til organtransport. Prisen for fadet er ikke højere end selve desinfektionen af de vaskefade, der bliver brugt i dag. Fadet kan ikke tippe, leveres sammenfoldet og fylder meget lidt.
035