Woman creates vaccine reminder

The use of this bracelet allows mothers to keep record of the immunization of their children. There is no language or literacy barriers regarding the using of this device because it uses symbols. The bracelet is to be worn by a child from birth to age four, with the goal that more children will live to age five. The device is simple and non-mechanical, and its production is low cost.

By looking at the bracelet, the mother will know the number and type of vaccines her child has received at any point in time and the date of the child’s next immunization. To supplement the bracelet, posters and note cards containing the same graphical information as the bracelet will be distributed to mothers and nurses. 

“Each year four million children die before age five, and one out of five of those children dies of a vaccine-preventable disease”, Braun said.

The use of this invention will also allow nurses to be able to see more patients at their clinics, and the Peruvian Ministry of Health will cut the total costs of immunization.

“You can see how excited moms are to use the bracelets because, maybe for the first time ever, they are empowered with full understanding of their children’s vaccinations, and that knowledge enables them to be more engaged in their children’s health”, the inventor explained.

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