MyCliniCare aims to make breast cancer screening simple and affordable

Founder: Carman Kobza, David Da Silva and Vinod Raju

Year of foundation: 2015

Place of foundation: Bengaluru

Sector: Healthtech

Issue resolved: Diagnosis of the offers Funding raised: Bootstrapped

When Anusha Dona, 32, of Bangalore, was fighting stage 4 bad cancer, the prognosis was not good. Many doctors refused the case as impossible, many of them also had trouble knowing what to do or how to support it.

Even after removing a 10 cm bump from Anusha's right bad, the outlook was not positive.

Eight weeks later, in September 2017, after a long battle, Anusha was declared without cancer.

After this experience, she wanted to work for bad cancer awareness and to go forward, she joined MyCliniCare

"I do not want others to suffer like me. Breast cancer is curable when it is detected early.I wanted to make my contribution to awareness of this disease.I got to know MyCliniCare through the intermediary of a neighbor and I knew it was the right thing to do for me, "says Anusha.

Based in Bangalore, MyCliniCare is a preventive health care company that provides medical diagnostics and performs early cancer screening. Digital bad for women in India at an affordable cost of Rs 650. She badociates with various companies and NGOs and offers a digitized clinical experience on the spot.

Anusha shares her story by taking part in various sensitization sessionsand events for MyCliniCare. These aim to spread positive information about early detection of bad cancer to enable immediate action and care.

The designers of MyCliniCare

were conceptualized by Carman Kobza, David Da Silva and Vinod Raju. strong increase in the incidence of bad cancer in India.

Carman explains, "In India, bad cancer causes one death every seven minutes.The shocking thing is that screening is rare and only one percent of women have undergone bad exams Mortality is a staggering 50 percent due to late detection, while in the United States this is less than 10% .These rigorous statistics have prompted us to set up a targeted digital platform for healthcare. Preventive health care for women, with digital bad screening on the spot. "

The trio has tremendous experience in their respective fields. David Da Silva (in his fifties) was General Manager of Goodyear's International Rubber Engineering Division, Vinod led several start-ups in China and India and Carman worked as Managing Director Europe, Middle East and Africa for a solution Fortune 300 Oil and Gas Company, leads teams and operations in emerging markets in different countries. "

Needleless and Radiation Free

Digital Breast Screening is a certified preselection device for bad size and lesion detection." Unlike mammography, digital bad screening is radiation-free; which makes it safe for pregnant or badfeeding women. Digital screening can also be performed on younger women, unlike mammography generally recommended for women over 40 years. Mammography, ultrasound, and other clinical screenings are common follow-up steps if a mbad or lesion is detected, "says Carman.

How does it work?

The process is simple. After the registration, the screening specialist takes you to a private screening room where you are asked to lie on a bed and undress only to the extent that your bads are visible for screening. After digital screening, a manual bad examination by a specialist completes the process.

We make sure that the environment is the most welcoming and the most comfortable possible. "For most women, it's their first bad exam and we understand their fear and apprehension, so before the actual exam, we're guiding them through the process so that their fears are To a large extent, from the moment a woman enters the screening room, the screening process, until she leaves, gives us every detail. "

All equipment and devices are connected and connected to the cloud, which allows the MyCliniCare team the results of screening and comments.

"If a suspicious mbad or injury is detected, the woman immediately enters into the Journey Forward Champion's protocol under which she receives instructions from the doctor, further examinations and access to financial resources and options. depending on the case, "explains Carman.

The income that MyCliniCare receives from paying customers is invested in its Forward Journey Champion program and its events. sensitization. "We have also established partnerships with NGOs, and we also receive CSR funding and sponsorships from companies and government agencies that help us reach disadvantaged people in rural areas," he added. he

. team of 30 people made up of certified specialists. He claims that these specialists are trained and certified by the OB / GYN partner teams.

As part of its efforts to reach more women, the company has partnered with more than 100 companies like Wipro and HP Mindtree, among others. He also conducts bad cancer screening events directly or with sponsors and NGOs.

Carman says, "Recently, we were chosen as a screening partner for the NGO India Turns Pink, we also partnered with FICCI Flo, as well as with many other women's organizations. 19659003] We taught more than 20,000 women preventive health practices and how to do auto-bad exams, "adds Carman.

Breaking Stigma

Despite awareness campaigns and programs, women do not want to talk about bad cancer and seem to believe that the disease will not reach them, and even if that was the case, what was the way forward?

Carman says, "We do much more than screening In fact, our rule MyCliniCARING 40-20-40 defines our approach with 40% of our awareness and education efforts before screening, and, 40 percent of our efforts in support follow-up and responsibilities of the fu We focus on a significant and lasting impact, not just on screening. This is the only way to make a lasting difference in the lives of women and their families. "

Initially initiated, MyCliniCare received support from a private investor and through debt financing." The first equity financing, which took place nine months ago, allowed us to We develop in terms of equipment and human resources. We focus on a light and light model where all our work is done on site. Most of the investment goes to the people and equipment needed for screening.

He also plans to extend coverage to women in India and some other countries.

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