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Challenge #3: The Diagnostic Gap

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Amy Waters
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The Essential Baby Co CIC
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Imagine a world where your skin colour determines whether your oxygen levels are accurately measured. Unfortunately, that’s our current reality.


Traditional pulse oximeters and other diagnostic tools were not designed with diverse populations in mind, leading to misdiagnosis, late interventions, and worsened health disparities.


This challenge is for health innovators, med-tech developers, researchers, community leaders and healthcare professionals who want to design the next generation of inclusive maternity diagnostic tools. Traditional diagnostic tools, such as pulse oximeters, fail to accurately assess patients with darker skin tones, leading to misdiagnosis and poorer health outcomes.

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Welcome to our group Challenge #3: The Diagnostic Gap! A space for us to connect and share with each other. Start by posting your thoughts, sharing media, or creating a poll.

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