Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
TEDMED 2020 Hive Innovator: Mercy Asiedu
CTO & Co-Founder, Calla Health Foundation
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Calla Health Foundation was born out of the Center for Global Women’s Health Technologies at Duke University. Their technology, the Callascope, employs low-light imaging technology to visualize the inner vagina and cervix, enabling people with a cervix to comfortably explore their own inner reproductive anatomy in the privacy of their homes. The Callascope is low-cost, portable, and connects to a mobile device or a tablet, replacing the traditional speculum exam that uses an expensive colposcope which acts as a barrier to healthcare in low resourced settings. Moreover, the Callascope employs a decision-making algorithm that can detect precancerous symptoms in the cervix. Through technological innovation, the Callascope disrupts barriers to healthcare, offering an alternative for people with a cervix to take charge of their own health.
TEDMED 2020 Hive Innovator: Mercy Asiedu
CTO & Co-Founder, Calla Health Foundation
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Calla Health Foundation was born out of the Center for Global Women’s Health Technologies at Duke University. Their technology, the Callascope, employs low-light imaging technology to visualize the inner vagina and cervix, enabling people with a cervix to comfortably explore their own inner reproductive anatomy in the privacy of their homes. The Callascope is low-cost, portable, and connects to a mobile device or a tablet, replacing the traditional speculum exam that uses an expensive colposcope which acts as a barrier to healthcare in low resourced settings. Moreover, the Callascope employs a decision-making algorithm that can detect precancerous symptoms in the cervix. Through technological innovation, the Callascope disrupts barriers to healthcare, offering an alternative for people with a cervix to take charge of their own health.
