Build Health International
Britta Johnston is a Biomedical Engineer currently employed at Build Health International since February 2022. Prior experience includes serving as an Access Impella Design Co-op at Abiomed from January 2021 to August 2021, and working as an Obstetrician's Assistant Co-op at Miraflores Health Clinic from January 2020 to March 2020. Additionally, Britta held a position as a Reliability Systems Engineering Co-op at Instrumentation Lab from January 2019 to July 2019. Educational qualifications include a Master's degree in Biomedical/Medical Engineering from Northeastern University, completed in May 2022, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering from Northeastern University, obtained in 2022.
Build Health International
Build Health International (BHI) promotes global equity by developing high-quality health infrastructure to enable access to dignified and affordable healthcare to those who need it most. Working with public sector and NGO partners in fragile health systems, we develop infrastructure solutions that elevate the quality and accessibility of healthcare in the most impoverished and resource-constrained regions of the world. Infrastructure is an essential, yet often overlooked, tenet of global health. Organizations seeking facility support in under-resourced regions routinely face two imperfect options: importing models and methods from the Global North, designed without regard to local efficiencies, or utilizing under-resourced assets that are unable to deliver the quality and durability needed. BHI offers a third alternative - a common-sense approach to infrastructure that allows for delivery of high-quality care, that can also be operated and maintained in a resource-constrained setting. We work to make each of our healthcare facilities a part of robust public healthcare systems that will provide long-term quality, accessible, and affordable care to the local community.