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Shamala Hinrichsen has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. In 2001, they worked as a Researcher at the World Fish Center, where they managed a genetics laboratory, coordinated communications, and played a key role in the staff advisory committee. From 2003 to 2004, they served as a Technical Specialist at Affymetrix. Shamala then transitioned to CMP Medica as a Senior Medical Writer from 2004 to 2009. In 2009, they joined Miltenyi Biotec as a Communications Manager, overseeing marketing and corporate communications until 2012. At the Ministry of the Economy, Luxembourg, they worked as a Consultant, managing national strategy in life sciences, clean technologies, and ICT sectors from 2012 to 2016. In 2017, they volunteered as a Consultant for ICRISAT, contributing to their SmartFood initiative and incorporating nutrition information into rural diets. In the same year, they founded Hanai and became its CEO. Most recently, in 2021, they co-founded Oreka Parent.
Shamala Hinrichsen has a diverse educational background. In 1992-1994, they attended St Michael's without pursuing a specific degree or field of study. Later, from 1996 to 2001, they studied at the University of Hull, where they completed an MSc. in Genetics. Lastly, in 2012, they briefly attended the University of Luxembourg, but no specific degree or field of study information is available for that period.
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Hanai's mission is to empower women in rural and marginalized communities with easily accessible healthcare information and education. Our suite of apps, including Jiwa Ibu app by Hanai enables instant access to health information that is medically validated and approved by ministries of health, symptom checkers, trackers, alerts, and chats with physicians. Today, many rural communities lack access to basic healthcare information. There is no formal authority on sharing this information and sadly, many women do not know what to do or where to go in an emergency. Jiwa Ibu steps towards change. Created by Hanai, the Jiwa Ibu app provides a health ecosystem for women worldwide, focusing on rural and marginalized communities. With a smartphone and this app, women will have instant access to health information, symptom checkers, trackers to enable them to make decisions and seek help, chat with physicians. The ability to take charge of their health and their family’s health will now be at their fingertips, and will no longer only mean getting to the nearest hospital. Jiwa Ibu is also for health care workers in the maternal healthcare service. They will have access to instructional training videos, online courses, patient education materials and other resources to help improve the capacity of health workers to deliver effective service to their communities.