The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a call to action for all countries, in partnership, to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. 

The SDG Challenge seeks to support diverse, transdisciplinary teams to develop transformative, 可持续的解决方案,将有助于在爱尔兰援助工作的国家应对联合国可持续发展目标下的发展挑战.  

Seed Phase Teams

Backtrack

Partner Country Uganda

Challenge Reducing the burden of low back pain using technology enabled care pathways 

Solution 开发一种技术支持的护理途径,使乌干达的社区卫生工作者能够为腰痛提供一线初级护理. 银河国际游戏的解决方案包括开发一个数字临床决策支持系统,使社区卫生工作者能够安全地识别可自我管理的腰痛病例, 协助卫生工作者提供循证自我管理咨询意见,并确定应转介给专家评估和干预的病例. 

UN SDG Alignment

3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all. 

Team Cliona O'Sullivan, University College Dublin, Jerome Kabakyenga, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Brian Caulfield, University College Dublin 

 

Biotope

Partner Country Malawi

Challenge Reducing childhood mortality through improved diagnosis of pneumonia 

Solution 制定和实施诊断和治疗儿童传染病(如儿童肺炎)的可持续解决方案. 利用蜂窝网络和智能手机技术与人工智能支持的临床决策支持系统, 银河国际游戏将收集和关联新的患者数据集,以提高初级保健中婴儿和幼儿的诊断和实时评估. 银河国际游戏还在开发使用宿主反应生物标记物的廉价护理点测试,可用于适当减少抗菌素处方和降低抗菌素耐药性风险.  

UN SDG Alignment

3.2 By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, 所有国家的目标都是将新生儿死亡率至少降低到每1人12人,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births. 

Team Joe Gallagher, University College Dublin, Balwani Mbakaya, Mzuzu University, Chris Watson, Queen’s University Belfast and University College Dublin, Billy Wilson Nyambolo, Malawi Ministry of Health 

Floating Treatment Wetland

Partner Country Vietnam

Challenge Nature based water treatment to reduce health risks from diffuse pollution 

Solution Floating treatment wetlands (FTWs), which are a nature-based solution, 建议去除污染地表水中的污染物和病原体,以实现健康的环境, prevent water related deceases, achieve "zero pollution", cut greenhouse gas emissions, and control global warming. By focusing research on the design, vegetation selection, construction, and performance of floating treatment wetlands, 该解决方案为利用天然植物进行废水处理开辟了新的方向. FTWs also contribute to increasing green space, promoting economic growth, and opening new job possibilities in the emerging "green" energy sector. 

UN SDG Alignment

3.9 By 2030, 大幅减少危险化学品和空气造成的死亡和疾病人数, water and soil pollution and contamination. 

3.d Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks.  

Team Piet Lens, National University of Ireland Galway, Bui Xuan Thanh, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam, Chiara Cassarini, EPA, Ireland 

NEOSEPSIS

Partner Country Uganda

Challenge 在资源有限的环境中通过快速检测败血症降低新生儿和孕产妇死亡率 

Solution 银河国际游戏建议使用现有的快速技术和经过验证的感染相关生物标志物,在资源有限的环境中显著提高败血症的检测, often no, access to clinical diagnostics is available. 银河国际游戏还打算研究这项技术的非常规应用,以评估新生儿患者的败血症诊断, 在哪里可以获得最小容量的血液样本,而败血症的临床症状可能是不同的和不一致的. Our proposed solution requires no extra equipment, 在患者治疗后,就脓毒症的可能性或脓毒症的潜在解决方案获得明确答案的权力或专业知识.  

UN SDG Alignment

3.1 到2030年,将全球孕产妇死亡率降低到每10万活产70人以下. 

3.2 By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, 所有国家的目标都是将新生儿死亡率至少降低到每1人12人,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births. 

Team Sean Doyle, Maynooth University, Peter Waiswa, Makerere University, Nicola Mountford, Maynooth University, Mandy Daly, Irish Neonatal Health Alliance, Ireland and Flaviah Namiiro, Neonatal Unit, Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda 

SightSave

Partner Country South Africa

Challenge Preventing vision loss due to retinal diseases 

Solution SightSave是一种新的、非常规的治疗方案,由一种可注射的配方组成,可快速治疗眼睛水肿, saving permanent loss of vision associated with diabetic retinopathy. SightSave将为临床医生提供一种治疗方案,它具有更低的治疗负担和独特的作用机制,可以治疗导致视力下降的根本症状, to improve patient outcomes over current standard of care. 

UN SDG Alignment 

3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all. 

3.b 支持研究和开发主要影响发展中国家的传染性和非传染性疾病的疫苗和药物, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, 确认发展中国家有权充分利用《银河国际游戏》中关于灵活保护公众健康的条款, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all. 

Team Cormac Flynn, National University of Ireland Galway, Daemon McClunan, University of Cape Town, Joanne O'Dwyer, National University of Ireland Galway, Michael Waldron, National University of Ireland Galway 

SolarClean

Partner Country South Africa

Challenge Providing access to safe, clean water using sustainable solar technologies 

Solution A solar-driven, 'green', 从灌溉水和废水流中消除新出现的关注物质(SECs)的成本效益方法. 该系统将使用可再生太阳能和废物资源,无需额外的化学物质. The proposed technology overcomes the limitations of traditional approaches, which impose significant requirements in terms of energy, chemicals, infrastructure, capital, and engineering expertise, which prevent their operation in many areas of the world. 

UN SDG Alignment 

Clean water and sanitation (SDG 6), Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages (SDG 3) 

Team Demetra Achilleos, University College Dublin, Pieter Gouws, Stellenbosch University, Séamus Fanning, University College Dublin, Nick Andrews, Dawn Farm Foods 

Concept Phase Teams

Partner Country Malawi

Challenge Scaling surgical training using data science 

Solution Build a world-first surgical Training Quality Platform (TQP) and dashboard. TQP将利用东方外科医生学院收集的数十万个数据点, Central, and Southern Africa (COSECSA). Using big data analytic and visualisation techniques, 全面素质计划将根据培训质量真正驱动因素的证据,为培训医院制定有重点的目标提供信息. 全面素质计划将能够及早确定在提供培训方案方面需要支助的培训地点,也将能够确定某些专业或程序的卓越中心地点. The TQP will predict training trends and outcomes, 因此,允许大学更有效地瞄准他们有限的资源,并做出明智的决定,以推动和扩大外科和麻醉学培训. 

UN SDG Alignment 

3.1 到2030年,将全球孕产妇死亡率降低到每10万活产70人以下. 

3.4 By 2030, 通过预防和治疗,将非传染性疾病导致的过早死亡率降低三分之一,并促进心理健康和福祉. 

3.6 到2030年,将全球道路交通事故造成的伤亡人数减半. 

Team Debbi Stanistreet, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Wakisa Mulwafu, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Eric O'Flynn, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Wakisa Mulwafu, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences