University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


Purpose

to better identify children at increased risk of dying from pneumonia by adapting near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) that can measure tissue oxygenation levels, which will be reduced in children with malnutrition.

Division

Global Health

Date

October 2015

Region Served

GLOBAL

Committed amount

$100,000

Grant topic

Discovery and Translational Sciences

Duration (months)

25

Grantee location

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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