Equalize Health
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Equalize Health (formerly D-Rev) is a non-profit medical technology company with offices in India, Kenya, and the United States.[1][2]
Equalize Health’s products include the ReMotion Knee, a polycentric prosthetic knee for above-the-knee amputees, and Brilliance, a phototherapy device for treating neonatal jaundice.
Business model
[edit]Equalize Health (formerly D-Rev) is a 501(c)(3) organization that researches, designs, and develops products and then works with in-country partners such as Phoenix Medical Systems and Puspadi Bali to deliver products.[3]
Impact
[edit]Equalize Health released its impact dashboards in June 2014. Reflecting a strong industry emphasis on measuring impact of social entrepreneurship, D-Rev designed and implemented impact measurement tools and tracking for each device.[citation needed]
Brilliance As of June 30, 2020, Equalize Health reports that more than 900,000 babies have been treated with Brilliance devices.[4]
ReMotion Knee As of June 30, 2020, 777 amputees have been fit with the ReMotion Knee. [5]
History
[edit]D-Rev was founded in 2007 by Paul Polak and engineer Kurt Kulmann aiming to “benefit the 90% of the people on earth who are poor, in order to help them earn their way out of poverty”.[6] In 2009, Krista Donaldson joined D-Rev as CEO.[7]
Donaldson spoke at TEDWomen 2014,[8] TEDx Stanford 2012,[9] and the Clinton Global Initiative.[10] Prior to D-Rev, Donaldson interned at the design firm IDEO, worked as a staff engineer for KickStart International on micro-irrigation pumps, and served as an Iraq Economic Officer for the U.S. Department of State. Donaldson has been or currently serves as a lecturer at the University of Cape Town, Kenyatta University, and Stanford University.[11] In November 2020, D-Rev changed its name to Equalize Health.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "STORIES OF IMPACT: D-REV". Autodesk Foundation. Autodesk. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ Larson, Christine (January 11, 2014). "Light-Bulb Moments for a Nonprofit". New York Times. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Nerenberg, Jenara (December 22, 2010). "Brilliance In India: New Deal Allows Bay Area Firm to Fight Jaundice". Fast Company. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Brilliance". D-Rev.org. D-Rev. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "ReMotion". D-rev.org. D-Rev. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ Chhabra, Esha; Thurman, Ben (9 December 2013). "Paul Polak Shares Tips For Finding 'The Business Solution To Poverty'". Forbes. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Krista Donaldson: The $80 prosthetic knee that's changing lives". TED. December 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ Donaldson, Krista (19 December 2013). "The $80 Prosthetic Knee That's Changing Lives". ted.com. TED. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ Donaldson, Krista (3 August 2012). "Revolutionary Design for Good". YouTube. TEDxStanford. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney to Attend and Address the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting". Clinton Global Inititative. September 10, 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Krista Donaldson: LinkedIn". LinkedIn. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2014.