BIOE 260: Intro to Global Health Issues

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Social Vaccines
Improve Public Health
Intersections between bioengineering, education
public health
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How Much Life Can 50,000 Buy?
United States Pap HPV Every Year 795,000/YLS
United States Pap HPV Every 3 yrs. 60,000/YLS
United States Pap HPV Every 2 yrs. 174,000/YLS
South Africa Screening 3X/Life 250-500/YLS
South Africa Screening 2X/Life 50-250/YLS
South Africa Screening 1X/Life Cost saving to
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19.2 12,782
National Health Expenditures
19.2 12,062
14,000
17.9 10,110
12,000
16.9 8,468
10,000
16.0 7,092
15.8 5,952
8,000
Health Expenditures per capita
13.8 4,790
6,000
13.6 4,104
12.3 2,813
4,000
9.1 1,102
2,000
7.2 356
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How Can New Technologies Help?

• Requires globally minded
• Interdisciplinary researchers
• Entrepreneurs
• Policy-makers

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Intersections Between BIOE ResearchBIOE
Education Public Health



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Oral Cancer

• 274,300 new cases/year
• 145,500 deaths/year
• Treatment causes severe morbidity
• 5 yr survival 30-40 (advanced dz)

IARC website
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Oral Cancer

• 274,300 new cases/year
• 145,500 deaths/year
• 2/3 in developing countries
• Treatment causes severe morbidity
• 5 yr survival 30-40 (advanced dz)

IARC website
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Oral Cancer

• Most pts present with advanced lesions
• Therapy is
• More morbid
• More expensive
• Less successful
• Early detection best way to improve outcomes

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Multispectral Digital Microscope

• Imaging modes
• Reflectance
• Multispectral
• Polarized
• Fluorescence