TED Talks
Myshkin Ingawale: A blood test without bleeding
TV-PG
2012 • E14 Mar 12, 2012 15mAnemia is a major -- and completely preventable -- cause of deaths in childbirth in many places around the world, but the standard test is invasive and slow. In this witty and inspiring talk, TED Fellow Myshkin Ingawale describes how (after 32 tries) he and his team created a simple, portable, low-cost device that can test for anemia without breaking the skin.