Kiwi inventor Sir Ray Avery is getting help from dozens of artists around the world to raise money for lifesaving baby incubators.
Designed by Sir Ray, the LifePods cost $2000 each to make and are an affordable option for hospitals in developing countries, as opposed to the traditional machines which typically cost more than $44,000.
An incubator is used to nurse premature and sick newborns inside a neutral thermal environment. Normal incubators can be expensive to maintain and require purified water and an uninterrupted power supply - which can be difficult to find in developing countries.
Sir Ray's design is much cheaper and easier to maintain and his charity, Medical Mondiale, is aiming to raise $2 million to make the first lot.
![Sir Ray Avery's LifePods cost $2000 each. Photo / Dean Purcell](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/362S4BFYIJYXNAB2FTYEH6HJBM.jpg?auth=a2e2569ba67d3008ce60396fbfaebb683f59a50c2899caf003a32a38b319fe93&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)