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Africa’s healthcare systems face major challenges, from workforce shortages to gaps in infrastructure.
In the latest episode of Africa Science Focus, reporter @mkaloki speaks with AI experts about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is driving change across the continent.
Charles Waka of @PathfinderInt explains how AI is optimising maternal and neonatal healthcare, improving outcomes for mothers and newborns.
Ndisha Mwakala, a former health information systems advisor at the @CDCgov and Prevention, discusses how limited African data was a major hurdle in developing an AI tool to identify patients most at risk of HIV and connect them to testing and treatment.
Zakia Salod, South African researcher in medical AI and bioinformatics, highlights how AI-powered tools like her VAXIN8 are accelerating vaccine development.
Darlington Akogo, CEO of @minoHealth, discusses how his AI tool, Moremi, streamlines disease diagnosis, treatment planning, and prescription, while Uzma Alam, programme lead for science policy engagement at the Science for Africa Foundation, stresses the need for investment in AI research to maximise its benefits.
LISTEN: https://t.co/pbTE663jUB
Grace Kago, a Kenyan post-doctoral fellow in biomedical sciences at the University of Texas, believes that using local languages in science engagement encourages greater public participation.
She explains further in our latest podcast episode.
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In Mombasa, Tuk Tuks are an integral part of the transport sector. Why have these three wheelers thrived in certain parts of Kenya and not in others, such as the capital Nairobi?