"Mentorship is why we've been able to accomplish as much. Loren, my SheEO mentor, brings a new perspective and shifting up that insight and thought process is really important in my personal entrepreneurial journey." - Carolyn Yarina, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Sisu Global Health

Imagine a world where medical technology enables access to healthcare for each person in their own community. Today, there is a 100-million unit deficit of donor blood around the world. This means when clinicians reach for a unit of blood, it is often not there.

In today's episode, Vicki Saunders chats with Carolyn Yarina, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Sisu Global Health, a medical device company that designs and commercializes medical devices with and for emerging markets. Sisu Global is one of the newer ventures in SheEO from the United States. They discuss:

• The need for donor blood to access the healthcare each person needs.
• The concept of using our own blood to heal ourselves.
• Why emerging markets is Sisu Global's first choice.
• Creating a system for medical device commercialization in emerging markets.
• Non-profit vs for-profit models for the medical device space.
• The importance of the dignity of healthcare.
• Hemafuse is the recipient of the 2020 Award for Patents for Humanity. https://www.uspto.gov/ip-policy/patent-policy/patents-humanity/2020-award-recipients
• Pros and cons of behaviour change in any market.
• The balance of being co-founders in entrepreneurship.
• Scaling for health innovation in emerging markets.

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Website: https://sisuglobal.health/.

Contact Carolyn Yarina: [email protected]

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sisuglobalhealth

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SisuGlobal

LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/sisu-global-health