r/worldnews - Last year 920,000 children died of pneumonia, mostly in countries without access to expensive medical care. Now a Bangladeshi doctor has fashioned and artificial respirator out of shampoo bottles. It has been routinely deployed in his hospital, and infant pneumonia deaths have dropped by 75%.

Super cool innovation and powerful testimonial to the power of innovation driven by necessity. The article mentions that he saw three children die of pneumonia during his first shift. I can’t imagine how that can impact a person.

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