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I am an entrepreneur and co-founder of Noor Medical, a safe surgery enterprise dedicated to improve healthcare outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. I catalyse partnerships and oversees the company’s social impact vision. I speak five languages and hold a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Natural Science and an Environmental Governance Master of Science.
Laila Berning - German, Europe
2019 Winner | Chief Executive Officer | German
Noor Medical’s fundamental vision is to ensure that a reduction in post-surgical infections becomes a reality for the hundreds of millions of patients affected by health-care associated infections and surgical site infections. In African countries, infection is the most frequent complication in surgery and up to 20 percent of women who have a caesarean section develop a postoperative infection. Our pioneering product, the Hybriclave, is a hybrid solar thermal-electric autoclave which can utilize a multitude of energy inputs to achieve medical instrument sterilization conditions - independent of the electricity grid or polluting costly backup generators. Our current product development cycle is focused on integrating second life e-bike batteries with low-cost solar PV panels to provide even more flexibility for medical staff to operate our efficient unit at night in full independence of other thermal energy inputs traditionally used with off-grid autoclave devices, including those that use charcoal or cooking gas.
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