Kenya - Business creation project

Describe your project or startup in a few words

Wearable Cancer Detector is a smartwatch which will alert the wearer about any abnormalities happening in the body. The focus being the growth of cancer cells. It will also track heartrate, blood pressure, sugar and oxygen levels.

01.01 Describe your project in more detail

The Wearable Cancer Detector Smartwatch will provide real-time data and personalised feedback, promoting a proactive and preventive approach to health management and resource-effective healthcare. It will have sensors which will record heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, oxygen levels, women's ovulation estimates, and abnormal cells growth, etc.

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

I am trying to solve the problem of late cancer detection. If not all of us, most of us know someone who has died from cancer or is undergoing treatment. In most cases, the diagnosis is usually shocking because most people are not proactive when it comes to their health. They do not go to the hospital for annual checkup. The implication of day-to-day clinical management is a paradigm shift in which asymptomatic patients will now visit hospitals and clinics with health data.

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your project intends to provide (at least 3).

1. Minimising cancer deaths due to late detection. 2. One will be able to keep track of their health without visiting the hospital. 3. It will be affordable and accessible. 4. Availability of software updates. 5. The health data can alarm an impending health condition and encourage proactive measures. 6. One can wear the smartwatch throughout the day without burdening daily routines and mobility.

01.04 Please describe who exactly your project is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

My product will serve adults and children because they are both susceptible to getting cancer.

01.05 When did you start working on your project?

2018-10-18

01.06 How many other partners are associated with your business venture?

0

01.07 Among the other partners, how many are female?

0

01.08 Please describe the profile of each of the other partners (skills, experience, etc.)

N/A

01.09 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link here:

01.10 Which industry best describes your project?

f) Healthcare (healthcare equipment and services)

02.01.01 My project contributes to the No poverty goal

4

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification

02.02.01 My project contributes to the Zero hunger goal

4

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification

02.03.01 My project contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification

The Wearable Cancer Detector will empower individuals to take charge of their health. It will also contribute to long-term health outcomes for the present generation without exerting excessive strain on the resources for future generations. When individuals are able to take proactive steps towards their health, it will reduce the burden on healthcare systems. A lessened burden on the healthcare system will free up healthcare resources for any society, which is important to achieve SDG-3 target of universal healthcare coverage and efficient healthcare services for all. Furthermore, proactive health and well-being management and health consciousness are important to reduce the mortality rate from non-communicable diseases, a target of SDG-3.

02.04.01 My project contributes to the Quality education goal

4

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification

02.05.01 My project contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification

Pioneering the Wearable Cancer Detector will encourage more women to pursue careers in technology and take female leadership in the tech sector. It will also raise belief in women who have innovative ideas which are yet to be implemented.

02.06.01 My project contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

4

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification

02.07.01 My project contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

4

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification

02.08.01 My project contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

7 - Strongly Agree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification

My project will create new jobs, enable resilient work, stimulate wider social and economic development, and innovative entrepreneurship.

02.09.01 My project contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

4

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification

02.10.01 My project contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification

This will be achieved by making the Wearable Cancer Detector available and accessible to disadvantaged segments of society.

02.11.01 My project contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

4

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification

02.12.01 My project contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

4

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification

02.13.01 My project contributes to the Climate action goal

4

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification

02.14.01 My project contributes to the Life below water goal

4

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification

02.15.01 My project contributes to the Life on land goal

4

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification

02.16.01 My project contributes to the Peace justice and strong institutions goal

4

02.16.02 Peace justice and strong institutions - Justification

02.17.01 My project contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

4

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification

05.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

3

05.02 The product/service we envision creating represents an entirely new type of product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.03 The product/service we envision creating could be described as a new technology.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.04 The product/service we envision creating is an improvement on an existing product or service.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.05 The product/service we envision creating could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.06 The product/service we envision creating responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

7 - Strongly Agree

05.07 The product/service we envision creating is a new version of an old product/service.

1 - Strongly Disagree

05.08 Justification

My idea is unique because there are no wearable cancer detectors in the market. It is innovative because this will be a new way of tracking abnormal cells growth.

05.09 Who are your main potential competitors and what makes you stand out from them?

My main competitors are Samsung and Apple smartwatches. What makes me standout is the major feature of my smartwatch which is having the capability to detect cancer.

10.06 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?