UNICEF [to 21 November 2015]
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A digital necklace and a wearable soap win ‘Wearables for Good’ Design Challenge with UNICEF, ARM and frog
HELSINKI/NEW YORK/LONDON, 12 November 2015 – A necklace that stores electronic health data to track child immunization and a wearable soap that helps limit the spread of infectious viruses by encouraging hand washing, have won the Wearables for Good challenge run by UNICEF, ARM and frog…

The winning designs, both led by joint Indian-US teams, will each receive a prize of $15,000 and incubation and mentoring from the partners.

Khushi Baby is a data-storing necklace that provides a two-year personal immunization record for children. It uses Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to send and receive information through a smartphone. Data is synced to the cloud and displayed on a dashboard accessible to health officials….

…Ruchit Nagar, representing the Khushi Baby team said: “Khushi Baby want to ensure that all infants have access to informed and timely health care by owning a copy of their medical history. The Khushi Baby system enables access to culturally appropriate wearable digital medical records, even in the most remote and isolated areas. We believe in tracking each child’s immunization to the last mile, and as a UNICEF Wearables for Good Challenge winner, we look to expand from monitoring the vaccination progress of 1,000 children in 100 villages to a larger beneficiary base in areas beyond India where our digital system can streamline access and delivery to health care. We also look forward to building our system to serve broader populations and medical applications, moving soon to a wider focus on a continuum of maternal and child health care. At its core, Khushi Baby functions as a key to connect those in need of services to a digitally integrated community.”…