PneumoniaCheck™
A revolution in Pneumonia diagnosis
Siddharth Gaur
PROBLEM
WHAT is PNEUMONIA?
• Infection of the
lower lung
• Fills the lung
with pus which
causes
inflammation
IMPACT
• Number one
killer of children
and the elderly
SOLUTION
PneumoniaCheck
Accurate, low cost, easy to use and
non-invasive
OUTREACH
Sustainable business model
Following 2 simple rules:
• Target sales in India, China,
Pakistan, Bangladesh and Africa
• Kills 2 million
children annually
• Manufacture locally
• Causes death
by respiratory and
circulatory failure
Create jobs
Sustainable
Business
for
Pneumonia
Check
PneumoniaCheck vs.
Competition
WHAT causes PNEUMONIA?
Re-invest
• Over 14
different
pathogens:
bacteria, virus,
and fungi
How is Pneumonia treated?
• No easy, accurate
diagnosis technique
• No effective
treatment without
good diagnosis
A: Normal chest x-ray
B: Pneumonia x-ray
• Resort to broadspectrum antibiotic
treatment
• 1 out of 20 infected adults die
• 90% of pneumonia victims are in
the developing nations
• 50x higher death-rate in these
nations
Top 10 Affected Nations
India
China
Nigeria
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Indonesia
Brazil
Ethiopia
Philippines
Afghanistan
44 million
18 million
7 million
7 million
6 million
6 million
4 million
4 million
3 million
2 million
Manufacture more units
Generate Demand
The virtuous cycle begins:
1. Save more people’s lives
2. Create jobs for locals
3. Use bio-degradable, recyclable
material to protect our planet
Diagnosis Accuracy/Cost
During the minute you dedicated
to this presentation, 4 children
have already died from
pneumonia…