Healthcare

Dr Sabapathy S and professor Anup K Ghosh, two material scientists in IIT Delhi, have developed the Celligo BioSAP, an all-natural insert for sanitary pads that are super-absorbent and eco-friendly.

Noida-based Rahul and Neha Rastogi founded Agatsa Software and developed a pocket-sized portable ECG machine called SanketLife 2.0. It can detect cardiac symptoms in just one ECG, and the information can be easily shared with doctors or healthcare providers in real-time.

Chennai-based Hari Subramaniam had to make multiple rounds to the hospital while battling cancer. His observations led him to innovate the iMS biosensor, a wireless alerting system, as part of his venture LifeSigns.

To improve primary healthcare services in rural areas, Akanksh Tandon launched DigiQure, which provides teleconsultations at Re 1. He claims to have catered to over 20,000 people in rural Madhya Pradesh so far.

Set up by former Army doctor Dr Sunil Kaul and his partner Jennifer Liang, Mental Illness Treatment Alliance (MITA) has helped thousands in rural Northeast India access affordable mental healthcare.

After losing his housemaid to cervical cancer and realising the gap in the early detection, adoption, and access to available tests, Anirban Palit developed a device called Cervicheck that helps detect cervical cancer at home.

After her son was diagnosed with epilepsy, Rajlakshmi Borthakur began ideating and came up with a glove-like device capable of predicting epileptic attacks called ‘T Jay’. Her innovation was awarded by Infosys’ Aarohan Awards.

Engineer Nitesh Kumar Jangi, who won the Infosys Foundation’s Aarohan Social Innovation Awards in 2019, explains what inspired him to build Saans, an oxygen device that aims to prevent premature deaths in infants.

Refuting a viral video that said chewing ginger and garlic till you cry helps alleviate pain during a heart attack, cardiologist Dr Deepak Krishnamurthy tells why this is "utter nonsense".

Bengaluru's Arun Agarwal launched Janitri, a healthcare brand, and built a device that monitors the vitals of pregnant women and unborn babies. He recently bagged a deal of Rs 1 crore on Shark Tank India for his life-saving innovation.