As a child in war-torn Lebanon, Dr Nadine Hachach-Haram witnessed first-hand the devastating effect that inequality in surgical care could have. Today, five billion people across the globe still lack access to safe surgery. More people die from this than from HIV, malaria and TB combined. In response, she’s created a technology that allows surgeons to virtually scrub into any operating theatre around the world, just by using a tablet or computer.
