UN Sustainable Development Goal 1: No Poverty

Cancer screening women can afford

SDG 1.1 · Research that tackles poverty

ResearchersReema Rawat (PhD scholar) and Prof Ashish Mathur
FundingDepartment of Science and Technology
FocusLow-cost cervical cancer screening

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Cervical cancer can be treated when it is found early, but women in remote areas often live far from hospitals that can screen for it. PhD scholar Reema Rawat and Prof Ashish Mathur of UPES developed a low-cost, portable screening device so that women can be tested closer to home.

The work is funded by the Department of Science and Technology and was featured in the UPES R&D Newsletter for January to June 2025.

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