One of the cornerstones of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) initiative is access to essential medicines andhealth technologies. Medical devices assistive devices and eHealth solutions are important components ofhealth technology which have the potential to save lives and improve quality of life and well-being. However too many people worldwide suffer because they don't have access to high quality affordable health technologywith the problem being more acute in low- and middle-income countries. The objective of the compendium series of innovative medical devices assistive devices and eHealth solutionsis to provide a neutral platform for technologies which are likely to be suitable for use in less resourcedsettings. It presents a snapshot of several health technologies which might have the potential to improvehealth outcomes and the quality of life or to offer a solution to an unmet medical/health technology need.It is released to acknowledge some success stories and at the same time to raise awareness of the pressingneed for appropriate and affordable design solutions and to encourage more innovative efforts in the field. This effort also aims to encourage greater interaction among ministries of health procurement officers donors technology developers manufacturers clinicians academics and the general public to ensure greaterinvestment in health technology and to move towards universal access to essential health technologies. All submissions to the 'Call for innovative health technologies for low-resource settings' underwent anevaluation process; technologies were assessed by an expert panel based on the material and evidenceprovided by the applicant as well as publicly available information. In 2013 unlike previous years inclusion inthe Compendium for medical devices was restricted to commercialized products with regulatory approval.Note that. for a selected technology the inclusion in the compendium does not constitute a warranty forfitness of the technology for a particular purpose. All innovative solutions in the compendium are presented in one page summarizing the health problemaddressed the proposed solution and product specifications based on data information and images providedby the developers of the technologies concerned.

Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Disclaimer -- Assistive devices -- 2013 -- Artificial prosthetic knee joint -- Child wheelchair -- Hollow mattress -- Magnetic prosthetic suspension system -- Pen-mounted CCTV camera -- Polycentric prosthetic knee joint -- Polypropylene endoskeletal lower limb prosthetic system -- Prefabricated components for lower limb orthoses -- eHealth solutions -- 2013 -- Blood pressure eReader -- ePharmacyNet system -- Health and hospital information system -- Hearing screen eRecord -- Maternal and child health mobile services -- Mobile supply chain management tool -- Remote healthcare solution -- SMS-DMCare -- SMS service -- T1D system (Type 1 Diabetes system) -- TeleOphthalmology aided primary eye care -- Medical devices -- 2013 -- Bedside newborn phototherapy -- Compact portable ultrasound -- Dry blood spot screening -- Electro-hyperthermia -- Fecal occult blood test -- Infant radiant warmer -- Infant warmer -- Infrared ear thermometer -- LED phototherapy for neonatal jaundice -- Low pressure anaesthesia machine -- Mandibular repositioning device -- Oscillometric ankle-arm measurement -- Oscillometric blood pressure measurement -- Oxygen concentrator-driven bubble CPAP -- Telecardiology -- Umbilical artery doppler analyser -- Other technologies -- 2013 -- Postpartum uterus trainer -- Pressure cooker autoclave -- Assistive devices -- 2012 -- Solar charger for hearing aid -- eHealth solutions -- 2012 -- Biometric technology in healthcare -- Case-based smartphone messaging platform -- Cervical cancer screening information system -- Computer-aided detection for Tuberculosis -- Health workforce information systems -- Integrated smartreader & cloud services -- Maternal health Tanzania -- Medical cloud -- mHealth platform for community health workers -- New media to train health workers. Primary health care continuous quality improvement (CQI) tools -- Rapid SMS providing availability of essential medicines -- Real-time measurement of meteorological events on public health -- Registre electronique de consultation (REC) -- Smart phones for supportive supervision for TB -- Telemedicine for HIV/AIDS care -- Telemedicine network -- Tele-ophthalmology software application -- Teletrauma -- Medical devices -- 2012 -- Automated solar-powered blood pressure monitor -- Interventional cardiovascular lab -- Intramedullary nail and interlocking screw system -- Mobile ECG with web-based telemedicine platform -- Multi-parameter remote diagnostic kit -- Non-invasive hypothermia indicator for newborns -- Non-invasive vascular age risk prediction -- Non-surgical male circumcision device -- Oral syringe dosing clip -- Point of care diagnostic device for total WBC -- Portable anaesthesia machine -- Sputum mobilization device -- Urine albumin test -- Other technologies -- 2012 -- Auto stop electrochlorinator -- Birthing simulator for training -- Low smoke stove -- Assistive devices -- 2011 -- Manual wheelchairs and mobility devices -- eHealth solutions -- 2011 -- Medical data communication system -- Mobile technology to connect patients to remote doctors -- Treatment response software application -- Medical devices -- 2011 -- Fetal heart rate monitor -- Isothermal nucleic acid amplification system for POC diagnosis -- Non-pneumatic anti-shock garment -- Oxytocin in prefilled auto-disable injection system -- Parasitological test system -- Phototherapy for neonatal jaundice treatment -- Portable haemoglobin meter -- Portable ventilator -- Prefilled auto-disable injection system -- Reusable neonatal suction device -- Self-powered pulse oximeter -- Transcutaneous bilirubin measurement system for infants. Ventilator using continuous positive airway pressure -- Other technologies -- 2011 -- Newborn simulator for resuscitation training -- Point-of-use water disinfection system -- Water filter -- Appendix.