Maria Oden, from Rice University, said that some areas in developing countries tend to have medical facilities with problematic sterilization equipment. Sometimes, there's not even an equipment at all. Unreliable power sources and insufficient sterilization quality control also pose problems.
The device's latest casing box is made from bent sheet metal specifically designed for usability, funcation and durability, said Dr. Maria Oden of Rice University, a co-author of the device's clinical trial along with Richards-Kortum.
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