Minute Insight: Butterfly Deploys POC Ultrasound In Kenya To Support New Mothers

The company received a $5m grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve access to medical imaging across Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Butterfly Network is deploying 500 Butterfly iQ+ handheld ultrasound devices in Kenya to support maternal and fetal health in a region where childbirth complications are relatively common.

Supported by a $5m grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that was first announced in March, Butterfly will...

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