Forensic insights from survivor‑led risk detection

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The case studies below illustrate the types of systemic risks we analyse and the forensic frameworks we deploy. They represent patterns observed across multiple real‑world contexts, not single organisations.

Impact Frameworks & Case Studies

CASE STUDY 1 : BioFidelity Failure Points in Maxillofacial Prosthetics

Forensic Device & Protocol Risk Analysis

The Challenge

Standard safety protocols for maxillofacial rehabilitation failed to account for the unique pneumatics of Anterior Maxillary Defects. A routine workflow, such as using a Low Volume Suction (LVE) tube, created an unrecognised asphyxiation risk.

The Forensic Insight

Through a BioFidelity Simulation, we analysed:

  • asymmetric bite‑force distribution

  • the Cantilever Effect on the prosthesis

  • pneumatic flow disruption during impression taking

This revealed a previously undocumented Pneumatic Short‑Circuit risk.

The Impact

  • Identified a fatal flaw in standard suction protocols

  • Designed the 5‑Hand Procedure to eliminate suffocation risk

  • Mapped biomechanical stress points responsible for device rejection and pain

Dental X-ray showing adult teeth, with a dental filling on one molar.

Forensic Advocacy & Systemic Risk Correction

The Challenge

Noma, a neglected disease with massive mortality and an estimated USD 3.5B economic burden, remained invisible to global health governance structures.

The Forensic Insight

Traditional awareness campaigns were structurally incapable of shifting global governance.

A survivor‑led, multi‑year forensic advocacy strategy was required, targeting:

  • WHO governance pathways

  • academic legitimacy structures

  • coalition‑building with institutions such as Swiss TPH and MSF

The Impact

  • Achieved WHO recognition of Noma as an official Neglected Tropical Disease

  • Secured multi‑six‑figure funding for academic and policy partners

  • Established a governance framework for long‑term systemic correction

CASE STUDY 2 : Global Health Governance:
The Noma (NTD) Case

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Forensic Oversight of Ethical & Operational Risk

The Challenge

A “patient‑led” advisory board was structurally unsound.

It produced:

  • performative participation

  • survivor burnout

  • reputational and compliance risk

The system lacked the safeguards required for ethical survivor involvement.

The Forensic Insight

The board had been built without:

  • legal integrity

  • ethical protections

  • operational boundaries

It functioned as a marketing asset rather than a governance mechanism creating systemic risk for both the organisation and the survivors involved.

The Impact

  • Implemented the Ethical Fortress Framework (proprietary MSA)

  • Introduced enforceable integrity protections for survivor‑strategists

  • Established contractual safeguards against performative engagement

  • Rebuilt the advisory board as a compliant, risk‑controlled governance unit

CASE STUDY 3 : Governance Integrity Review:
Patient Engagement Systems