In the United States, cervical cancer is largely a preventable disease. In Haiti, where doctors often work without electricity or supplies, it can mean certain death. Together David Walmer, Bob Malkin, and Engineering World Health have been working together to develop CerviScope, a medical device that allows for cervical cancer screenings adapted for the harsh conditions found in developing world health clinics. The New York Times Magazine published a fantastic piece about the incredible 15-year journey from an idea to scaled production of the CerviScope.
“They realized we’d been through lots of renditions, and they realized they were coming in after degreed, Duke University engineers who had volunteered their time,” Walmer says. “They were all pretty excited. They thought, We are solving a real-world problem.”
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“They realized we’d been through lots of renditions, and they realized they were coming in after degreed, Duke University engineers who had volunteered their time,” Walmer says. “They were all pretty excited. They thought, We are solving a real-world problem.”
Read the full article here.
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