design that mattersI N N O V A T I O N F O R S O C I A L E N T E R P R I S EI N N O V A T I O N F O R S O C I A L E N T E R P R I S ENN N ON O V AV A T IT I O NO N FF O RO R SS O CO C I AI A LL E NE N T ET E R PR P R IR I S ES EII
PROJECT FIREFLY
WhatDesign that Matters
WhereIn-Context Field Research
Newborn Technology Development
Who
The NeedProject Firefl y
In order to reduce the volume of otherwise-healthy newborns referred to overloaded national-level hospitals, rural district hospitals in Vietnam and Southeast Asia
-NEED-a trusted, safe, affordable tool to provide infants with blue light therapy in the mothers’ room
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Unburden the System
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“This is very suitable for Vietnam because of the psychology of Vietnamese mothers - they want their baby beside them. It makes for a friendly hospital environment.”
- Bui Van ChanVice DirectorHa Duong Pediatric Hospital //01
EngenderTrust
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“Firefl y is very easy to use because you don’t have a adjust the height, anyone can use it - nurses, mothers, and midwives.”
- Ngo Min ChuongDirectorNam Dim Provincial Hospital //02
Aff ordableNot Cheap
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“You need buy-in to the therapy. Even in the U.S., when you tell parents their baby has a potentially dangerous condition and we’re just going to shine a light on them, there is disbelief.”
- Dr. Steven RingerHead of Newborn MedicineBrigham and Women’s Hospitalll//03
