Lawrence Buchan

Co-founder at Arbutus Medical. Affordable medical devices that improve access to #SafeSurgery for all. Follow us: @drillcover

[Lawrence Buchan @LawrenceLBuchan]

A4: The concept of #frugalinnovation can lead to simple products that are robust, radically affordable, and meet the unique needs of healthcare workers around the world. Great examples: @GradianHealth's UAM, @SIGNtweeter's intramedullary nails, and Arbutus Medical's @DrillCover

[Living Goods @Living_Goods]

Q4: Innovation changes the UHC landscape every single day. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 paving the way to UHC? #UHC2Me

[Think Global Health @ThinkGlobalHlth]

Over the past 20 years, noncommunicable diseases have overtaken communicable diseases as the predominant global burden of disease.

Global surgical investment can change the tide, argue @GeoffIbbotson @DVervoort94 @RifatAtun

#globalhealth
https://t.co/wW55ck2LOn

[Matthew Harris @drmattjharris]

Delighted to share our Analysis article in the BMJ "Delivering cost effective healthcare through reverse innovation". Learning from LMIC innovation offers such important opportunities. https://t.co/dSHxgMKasi

[Matthew Harris @drmattjharris]

Happy to share this BMJ podcast (based on our BMJ Analysis on Reverse Innovation) ‘Reversing our preconceptions about where innovation comes from’ on #SoundCloud #np https://t.co/8HdQWBcLqm

[Laura Hoemeke, DrPH @laurahoemeke]

A5: Maybe it's time to really shift the balance of power...let's talk about #teamwork instead of #taskshifting...let's give a voice to local #healthworkers, and to communities themselves... Le pouvoir ne se donne pas; ca s'arrache! #UHC #UHC2Me #SurgeryUHC

[Rebecca Kohler @rebeccakohler]

A2: for governments serious about #UHC, they must increase budget allocations for health (and expenditures-DRM), increase proportion going to PHC, and develop policy frameworks favorable to private sector engagement run health #uhc2me

[Arbutus Medical @DrillCover]

We will indeed - Arbutus Medical is proud to have shipped enough product to enable surgery for 45,000 patients and counting. We won't stop until every patient has access to the care they need. Thanks everyone! @Living_Goods @theG4Alliance #uhc #uhc2me

[Lawrence Buchan @LawrenceLBuchan]

Thanks @Living_Goods! Fantastic to chat folks moving the needle toward #UHC. At #ArbutusMedical we'll keep beating the #safesurgeryforall drum, and work towards democratizing surgical equipment. #UHC2Me #UNGA

[Living Goods @Living_Goods]

And that's a wrap! Thank you for lending your voice in this essential conversation, but don't stop there. Keep the drum beat going until next week's #HLMUHC and beyond! Much thanks to our great cohosts @HRH2030Program @GlobalHealthOrg @FHWCoalition @Seed_Global. Onward! #UHC2Me

[Lawrence Buchan @LawrenceLBuchan]

Arbutus Medical is behind you @operationsmile - "space, systems, stuff and staff" is a great framework for thinking about the whole ecosystem! #UHC #UHC2Me @g4alliance @DrillCover

[Operation Smile @operationsmile]

#UHC2Me A2: Essential surgeries cannot be delivered in places where there is a severe lack of space, systems, stuff and staff. We often see this in communities where our services are needed. We think these four areas should be high priority for local governments.

[Laura Hoemeke, DrPH @laurahoemeke]

A4: Innovative ways of financing health care should include innovations in payment systems. There are innovative community insurance models in the US and around the world that work! No one should ever have to face #medicalbankruptcy! #uhc2me #UHC #UNGA74

[Lawrence Buchan @LawrenceLBuchan]

Safe surgery should be included in universal health coverage (UHC). We are passionate about democratizing safe surgery and making it accessible for all by providing radically affordable tools. #UHC2ME #UHC #UNGA74 #arbutusmedical https://t.co/knWc62E6lA

[Lawrence Buchan @LawrenceLBuchan]

At Arbutus Medical we believe every surgeon needs access to safe surgical equipment. We use #frugalinnovation to design and deliver radically affordable orthopaedic devices like the @DrillCover. We're with you all on a mission toward #safesurgeryforall. #UHC2ME

[Lawrence Buchan @LawrenceLBuchan]

Yes!! #UHC2Me

[Andrea Poling @AndiePoling]

A3: By improving gender competency among #health providers, countries can improve gender equality, empower women and men to make informed decisions, and improve health outcomes. Learn more: https://t.co/fc7dmshMNP
#UHC2Me

[Lawrence Buchan @LawrenceLBuchan]

Agree! Innovation will be a big part of our progress toward #UHC. We need more #frugalinnovations designed with #globalhealth in mind to make basic equipment more accessible around the world.

[GHTC @GHTCoalition]

@Living_Goods A2: 📣As global leaders descend on NYC for the #HLMUHC, they must remember there is no #UHC without R&D. New & improved vaccines, medicines & other #globalhealth tools 💊🔬💉 are critical to achieve quality #UHC2Me #HealthforAll https://t.co/TqIvI4483F

[Lawrence Buchan @LawrenceLBuchan]

Couldn't agree more! Governments and organizations working towards truly 'universal' #UHC must consider the entire ecosystem from the beginning. I'll add medical technology and technology management/maintenance to this mix!

[Vince Blaser @blaserv]

#UHC2me is all the components that lead to #HealthforAll. From more responsive and local education of #HealthWorkers to better work conditions to compassionate training, care delivery, greater financial support to the #healthsystem - these are all essential to #HealthForAll.

[Lawrence Buchan @LawrenceLBuchan]

UHC must include access to #safesurgery, and access to safe equipment is a major barrier to care. We need more trained biomedical engineering technicians, more safe surgical devices designed with low-resource settings in mind, and collaboration along the entire value chain.

[Living Goods @Living_Goods]

Q1: UHC is the acronym du jour–everyone is talking about how to achieve universal health coverage. But, it’s no surprise that there’s no simple solution. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗛𝗖 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂? #UHC2Me

[Lawrence Buchan @LawrenceLBuchan]

At Arbutus Medical we believe every surgeon needs access to safe surgical equipment. We use #frugalinnovation to design and deliver radically affordable orthopaedic devices like the @DrillCover. We're with you all on a mission toward #safesurgeryforall. #UHC2ME

[Living Goods @Living_Goods]

Happy first day of #UNGA74. In the lead up to the highly anticipated #HLMUHC next week, we wanted to bring together organizations and minds alike to discuss the question of the next two weeks: What is #UHC2Me? So, welcome! Please introduce yourselves and share your mission.

[Lawrence Buchan @LawrenceLBuchan]

Safe surgery must be included in universal health coverage! Join us in a Twitter Chat tomorrow, focused on what is #UHC2Me,
from the opportunities and innovations to the challenges and gaps. #UNGA74
https://t.co/knWc62E6lA @theG4Alliance @DrillCover

[Lawrence Buchan @LawrenceLBuchan]

We're at #2019COA! Visit booth 611 to see how ⁦@DrillCover⁩ can help you on global health missions. Thanks for having us ⁦@CdnOrthoAssoc⁩ 🙏

[The G4 Alliance @theG4Alliance]

⁦@drwaltjohnson⁩ of @WHO reminds us: 5 billion people still lack access to #safesurgery & #anesthesia. Three delays: seeking care, reaching care, and receiving care. #WHA72 #SurgeryUHC #InvestInHealthWorkers

[Dr. James Kim @LGHhaiti]

Moving talks on conflict and attacks on health worker at @wfsaorg @ICRC @theG4Alliance side event during @WHO #WHA72. @IntraHealth stats show almost 1000 attacks with over 700 healthcare workers injured and 167 killed. How do we change this terrible trend?