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Blood sugar test for Rs 2 (.04 cents), in 10 seconds

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"ICMR has put in Rs 25 lakh in grants over two years to develop the test." It only took $44K to develop this. wow. Maybe the best strategy to reduce global healthcare cots, is to invest in the indian healthcare technology ecosystem.

My friend Beth is starting a US company that focuses on thes e kinds of low-cost solutions for the developing world with an eye to doing a disruption from the base of the pyramid.

I'd include a link, but I don't think they have a public face yet. I do know they are looking for hardware and software engineers.