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How can sensor technology impact healthcare and global health? This was the question explored at the University of Cambridge Sensors Day 2021.

EssentialTech’s Director Klaus and Deputy Director Sol were both on hand with keynote addresses. Klaus’s presentation focused on how technologies designed for high-income countries are often unable to deliver if simply deployed as-is in low- and middle- income countries – but that when you account for context, needs can be better met anywhere.

Soli provided insights into the importance of local manufacturing in sub-Saharan Africa for essential medical products. This would help alleviate the reliance on international supply chains, whose fragility has been exposed by COVID. 👇

Learn more here: https://cdt.sensors.cam.ac.uk/events/sensors-day-2021

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