Abstract
Wearable technologies could be influential for improving healthcare in underserved areas. Wearable sensors are straightforward to develop, have low production costs and the methods for processing high volumes of data are advanced. Here we examine the application of wearable technology for improving health in three poverty-related scenarios. The first is for diabetes prevention in Mexico City. The second is for medical care in the Kibera slum in Nairobi and the third is for the delivery of “health kits” to refugees. The analysis affirms that investment is worthwhile in mass scalable wearable technologies directed at the half of the world’s population who live in poverty.
Highlights
Overall, the wearable market is expected to increase substantially
We examine the application of wearable technology for improving health in three poverty-related scenarios
The wearable technology market has matured to become applicable to poverty
Summary
The wearable market is expected to increase substantially. Wearable technologies are technology devices that are worn by a person and frequently include tracking information that is relevant to health and fitness. A Transparency Market Research report estimated that the world wearable market was $750 million in 2012 and expected it to increase to $5.8 billion by 2018. Levine 84 data and can be disseminated wherever there are people For these reasons, one large potential opportunity is for wearable sensing systems to improve the lives of the world’s poor. Half of the world’s population, about 3 billion people, lives in poverty on less than $2.50/day; a third are children. The application of wearable technologies for improving the health of the world’s poor is examined. The wearable technology market has matured to become applicable to poverty.
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