Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

These were the best sustainable healthcare ideas

man op podium
Presentation at the Sustainable Healthcare Challenge on 5 Februari 2024. (Photo: Tim Horeman)

At the Sustainable Healthcare Challenge last Monday, engineers, healthcare professionals and policy-makers interacted in the auditorium to find ways to make and keep healthcare accessible, affordable and sustainable. The jury, consisting of Richard Goossens (Faculty of Industrial Design) and Rob Mudde (Executive Board), selected two winners:

(Image: Visuele Verbinders)

The team led by Nicole Hunfeld (Project leader Sustainable Erasmus MC) and Anne van der Eijk (OR manager LUMC) aims to reduce waste from operations with their proposal in the theme Circular health business operations. Goossens writes: ‘They focused on a frequently used product in the operating theatre that is only used once and then discarded. This team is working hard to make it reusable and they already have a 3D printed prototype. With the prize (5,000 euros, ed), we are encouraging them to take the next step towards actual implementation.’

inzending duurzame zorg
(Image: Visuele Verbinders)

The other winning team was led by Jenny Dankelman (Mechanical Engineering faculty) and Jan Carel Diehl (Industrial Design faculty). They won in the Social & global challenges theme with a ‘box’ (to be specified) that aims to make primary school children aware of the importance of a healthy lifestyle. Goossens: ‘It’s good to start raising awareness there already. The prize encourages the team to think even further towards the young generation by exploring, in addition to the box, which communication tools you could use for that young generation (tiktok, youtube).’

The brainstorming afternoon marked the kick-off of TU Delft Health Month with a whole agenda full of activities still to come.

Comments are closed.