Paper Two: Poverty, Health and Wellbeing

Question 1

Article 25 of the United nations’ Deceleration of Human Rights (1948)- poverty, health and wellbeing

Answer 1

‘everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care’
-some designers and organisations are rising to this challenge

Question 2

Designer responses to challenges- Trevor Bayliss

Answer 2

response to lack of radio batteries in parts of Africa

-wind up radio requiring no batteries

Question 3

response to danger and expense of kerosene for lamps in Kenya

Answer 3

Gravityight Foundation: -‘GravityLight’ LED lighting requiring no kerosene

Question 4

Designer responses to challenges- Practical Action (NGO) response to poverty in developing countries

Answer 4

-appropriate technological, ‘open’ design solutions

Question 5

Designer responses to challenges- Intuitive Surgery response to Advanced, safe surgery

Answer 5

-the ‘da Vinci’ robotic surgery system

Question 6

Designer responses to challenges- NHS response to repairing skill injuries

Answer 6

-3D printed polymer implants