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Date: | Wed, 20 Sep 1995 17:31:15 CET |
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An engineer and industrial designer, who is also a
breast-feeding mother, has contacted me about a simple
manual breast pump, which she has designed and partially
developed, and describes as "much more effective, and
requires much less strength than most pumps. It is also
easy to clean and to keep sterile, having few parts ...
Being very simple and operating without electricity, I have
reason to believe that the design would be particularly
useful in developing countries ... where breast-feeding
mothers often have to work. The design has received a lot
of support from breastfeeding experts in hospitals and
universities ... To date the work has been completely
unfunded but there is still development work to be done,
particularly to determine the most suitable material and
small details of the final form which are dependent on this.
I would need about 3 working months to complete this work,
and I am now looking for funding for this final
development". Any suggestions for this woman could be sent
to me privately, and I would be pleased to pass them on. TIA
Jim Akre, Nutrition unit, WHO, Geneva
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