Challenging the status quo of healthcare: Jonas Muff tells us about the vision behind Vara — EU-Startups

<p>Founded in Germany in 2018, is fuelled by the conviction that every woman around the world should have access to breast cancer screening. The AI-powered platform, created in tandem with radiologists, combines the strengths of humans and tech to make breast cancer screening more effective, more measurable and more accessible. Implementing Vara&rsquo;s technology increases the productivity of the screening physician while lowering the risk of missing cancer.</p> <p>The reality is that every year there are 700k deaths from breast cancer &mdash; and 70% of all of these happen in low and middle-income countries. The reason for this is rooted in the ability to detect breast cancer early on, due to a lack of access to technology and specialised doctors. It&rsquo;s an issue with intersectional implications and one that we should no longer accept.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/latest-news-about-vara/challenging-the-status-quo-of-healthcare-jonas-muff-tells-us-about-the-vision-behind-vara-436eb530c91e"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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