Manuel O Mendez

A Personal Message: Why I Withdrew from Womenture It is with a heavy heart that I announce my withdrawal from the Womenture event scheduled for this Wednesday, where I was invited to speak as a keynote speaker. At YON E Global, our mission is to revolutionize women’s health through our innovative medical device, focusing specifically on vaginal health. Unfortunately, I was asked to avoid discussing vaginal health at all or even using the word 'vaginal'. The core of my work with YON E Global centers on advancing women’s health, specifically vaginal health. It is the foundation upon which our medical tech startup is built. Being asked to avoid discussing vaginal health, even in a women-focused event, is counterproductive to our mission and values. Part of my talk was to emphasize the importance of understanding and adhering to your personal and company values during negotiations. Our guiding principle at YON E Global is “Values First, Money After.” This situation has tested this core value, and I firmly believe in leading by example. I sincerely apologize to those who signed up and were excited to hear me speak. I share your disappointment, as this decision was not made lightly. It is crucial for events like Womenture to create an environment where women’s health can be discussed openly and without reservation. I believe this is a missed opportunity to truly empower women and make meaningful strides in women’s health advocacy. While I understand Hungary's conservative stance, change begins with challenging the status quo. Avoiding essential topics perpetuates ignorance and hinders progress. Navigating the femtech industry as a female-founded team presents enough challenges. Hearing that there are issues within the women’s space is one thing, but experiencing it firsthand is profoundly disheartening. However, it also strengthens our resolve to continue advocating for open, honest conversations about women’s health. We believe true empowerment comes from addressing these topics head-on, not shying away from them. YON E Global will continue to uphold our values, no matter the obstacles. Thank you for your understanding and continued support. 💜 #valuesfirst #womenshealth #vaginalhealth

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Dive into the pages of the latest Vivid Magazine and GE HealthCare interview with Dr. Salima Qamruddin. Explore the groundbreaking insights on myocardial work and its potential impact on predicting health conditions in women. Discover the fascinating details behind this promising tool that's sparking widespread interest. Read all about it! #Vivid #VividMagazine #myocardialwork #echocardiography #GEHealthCare #CardiovascularUltrasound #CardiovascularHealth #Ultrasound #HeartHealth

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Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to join other leaders from Siemens Healthineers in an innovation exchange with our partner UNICEF. We discussed a number of challenges in improving access to healthcare in LMICs including developing the business case to secure resources as well as scaling beyond successful pilot projects and the importance of alignment among the different actors on the intended impact. What struck me is that although we approach the topic from different angles, our two organizations share a strong commitment to applying innovation to improving healthcare for the most vulnerable. The discussions that resonated with me the most were around setting the priority for what you are seeking to achieve.  One of the innovation managers in the room defined the remit for himself and his team as "acceleration of impact".  Essentially impact speed -- what a powerful way to approach innovation for low resource environments! We discussed that there are a lot of good ideas to be leveraged, but speed and agility are critical to ensure communities benefit from those solutions.  In the area of idea generation, there is a strong focus on "from the field to the field". UNICEF has country teams in most countries of the world, and they drive their innovation process from the perspective of the field based teams to match country needs with practical solutions, often co-developed with industry partners, very effectively.  This perspective to start "on the ground" listening to local needs is really best practice for both product and service innovation. After an inspiring day, we take away a strengthened partnership and several new topics to look into together across the spectrum of innovation to improve access to healthcare #foreverychild.  We are proud to partner with UNICEF to improve healthcare in lab system strengthening in Ghana and Ivory Coast as part of our commitment to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. Amira ROMANI Maeve Bayles Ole Nygaard Gisela Henrique David Girling Claire Bonnel Sven Koster Bernd Montag Dileep Mangsuli Alex Costa Mirjam Guenther Hanna Burkhardt Kristoffer Gandrup-Marino Bernd Montag

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Real world evidence is always interesting with so many complexities ..... A great study on RefluxStop from Real-world evidence!

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#EMEA physicians, check out this Interventional News article! Industry experts share insights from the SUMM90YT conference in Germany, walking through the efficacy and flexibility of #SIRT with SIR-Spheres. https://lnkd.in/ek_7fMhv

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