Cradle VSA

SFU students build healthcare app to improve medical delivery in Uganda

Written by: Kim Regala, Staff Writer A class project developed by a group of SFU Software Systems students will have a real world impact in the area of maternal health care in Uganda.   Currently, Uganda’s healthcare system uses the Cradle VSA (Vital Signs Alert), a portable medical device that measures a person’s heart rate and blood pressure. The problem, however, is that the Cradle VSA is presently a paper-based patient tracking system, in that patient records are kept and filed on paper. This makes for a slower process of diagnosis and treatment, leading to less efficient means of preventing illnesses.…

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