Thank you for your swift reply, @Tahir-Mahmood-Saleh! I appreciate it. Follow-up clarifications (the last ones!):
Is NeoVoltaic officially working with Tiny Hearts Technology/acting in behalf of Tiny Hearts Technology? I understand they are also receiving donations to distribute the technology across Nigeria (and Ghana), so a bit more clarity if you're fundraising on behalf of them would be great!
Confusion in numbers
Your grant request states the project aims to "Save the lives of over 30,000 newborns annually by treating jaundice early" -- do you have more clarifications on that?
The reason for my confusion is that for now, according to the sources you've sent
- TinyHearts was started in 2016, so 9 years in activity
- TinyHearts website claims 550+ were saved by their technology
- Their technology is present in 400+ hospitals across Nigeria and Ghana with more than 1000 of their product deployed
Back of envelope:
~63 (precious! very precious!) lives per year. So very distant from what NeoVoltaic seems to be affirming.
NeoVoltaic wants to
- Install the technology that's present in 400+ hospitals in 60 locations
- Train 300 health workers (on using the technology, I assume?)
- Save 30,000 newborns annually -- and make Every $50 save a newborn.
I would really appreciate more clarification on these ambitions and claims!
Post script:
And while we don't know how much funding Tiny Hearts has gotten over their years of activity, let's just guess it's 400000 USD (even though highly unlikely, since cost per unit is 360 USD, so it should be superior?). This would be ~700 USD per life saved according to the website's numbers. Which, by the way, would be insanely impactful and worth checking if there's proof.
Looking forward to understanding this better, Tahir! Thank you so much.