The Low-cost Inhaler One of the proposals in the programs was to design and develop a low-cost asthma inhaler for children. Millions of children across the world and especially in Mexico suered from acute asthma, and had minimal access to hospitals. The standard asthma inhalers that were used prior to 2006 had a continuous puff of aerosolized3 medicine that was difficult for children to handle= as they struggled to co-ordinate their breath to the inhaler. 'What was needed was a low-cost chamber that would temporarily hold the medicine before the child was able to inhale. Developed nations had this option in the form of valved chambers within the inhalers= but they were prohibitively expensive at around $40.4 According to one source: In Mexico, about 1] million people suffer from asthma, and 8-9 million are in our target population of kids under the age of 3. Maybe 4-5 million receive health care from the government and would seek treatment through clinics that would be stocked with the product. This is not counting those with non-governmental insurance who might get the product in hospitals or pharmacies.S