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Adventures in Anaemia | Sant-Rayn Pasricha | TEDxScotch College Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-12-02 17:22
Thank you very much for the very kind introduction and yes indeed I was my last time here was in 1995 and there was something about coming down Morrison Street and walking into the building that made me want to check that my socks were pulled up and that my shirt was tucked in and I'm still feeling a little bit sort of tacky in that but but hopefully I'm okay and hopefully no one no one uh gives me Friday detention. Um so uh indeed um I'm I'm a a blood doctor. That's that's uh that's what I do.And so I see ...
Building accessible healthtech and diagnostics | Mr. Partha Pratim Das | TEDxKIITUniversity
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-12 15:05
Anemia Prevalence and Impact in India - Two out of every three women in India are anemic [2] - 40% to 50% of newborns in India are born with anemia [2] - Over 30% of adolescent boys and over 60% of adolescent girls in India suffer from anemia, impacting their education and health [2] - Anemia is India's number one health problem and a silent killer, potentially reducing the country's power by 50% [3][4] EGRX's Solution and Technology - EGRX has developed a non-invasive device to detect anemia by simply placing a finger on the device for 40 to 50 seconds [9] - The device uses light to identify biomarker changes in peripheral blood and calculates hemoglobin levels, displaying the results on a mobile phone [9] - EGRX has built a mobile app compliant with ABDM (Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission) that supports multiple local languages to onboard patients and store their health data [11][12] - The mobile app allows policymakers to track anemia prevalence based on age and gender in specific geographies [11][13] EGRX's Mission and Philosophy - EGRX aims to provide an affordable solution to make a larger impact on common citizens in India [14][16] - EGRX's technology is intended to be accessible in every clinic, sub-center, and primary health center to quickly identify hemoglobin levels and raise awareness [15] - EGRX emphasizes the importance of preventive healthcare over curative healthcare [8]