BioVoice News May 2017 Issue 12 Volume 1 | Page 23

A HEALING TOUCH FOR IGNORED WOUNDS! The Pune based startup, WeInnovate Biosolutions, has come up with a unique product to address the diabetic ulcers that in worst forms also lead to amputations BY RAHUL KOUL According to the World Health Organization’s ‘The World Health Statistics 2012’ report, there will be 70 million diabetic patients in India by 2025. Estimates have shown that up to 25 percent of patients with diabetes develop a foot ulcer, and approximately 56 percent of diabetic ulcerations will become infected and 20 percent of such patients will have to undergo lower limb amputations. Therefore, there is an BIOVOICENEWS.COM 23