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Edmund Wessels, a South African biomedical engineer, has been awarded the 2023 Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize for his invention, the FlexiGyn. This handheld device helps gynecologists to diagnose and treat uterine problems without the need for anesthesia or expensive equipment. Zaheer Cassim has more from Cape Town.