Chemist girib71 designs inexpensive assays to test for contaminants and other health hazards in low-income countries
Basant Giri shows a paper-based analytical device to students in his lab at the Kathmandu Institute of Applied Sciences in Nepal.While working on his PhD at the University of Wyoming in Laramie in early 2010, Basant Giri worked with a microfluidic chip, a device half the size of a credit card that can channel the flow of a tiny amount of fluid for early cancer screening.
Giri aims to combine paper-based chemical analysis with smartphones to help millions of people to avoid health hazards. He describes how the development of an inexpensive, convenient and multipurpose device for testing in daily life could have a significant impact on public health.During my master’s research at Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu, I studied ion-selective electrodes, a device for measuring the activity of ions in a solution.
We had two options: either to head abroad and work with foreign institutes, or to stay and start an independent research institute. My colleagues and I decided to pursue the latter, and discussed ways to establish such a research centre. In August 2014, 14 co-founders formally established KIAS.We started by collecting 15,000 Nepalese rupees from each co-founder to cover the initial legal and office expenses.
Our ultimate goal is to design a portable, compact device, similar to a pencil case, that contains all the necessary chemicals for testing water and food quality. In 20 years, we want this tool to be in every household, allowing people to easily test food quality in their kitchens.Researchers in Nepal face many hardships, including lack of funding, difficulty in retaining trainees and logistical barriers, such as supply and repair delays.
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