How AI is helping health workers bridge the follow-up gap in India’s fight against TB
“Woh TB vaale aa gaye (Look, the TB people have arrived!).” This is how Dr. Monika Kaura (District TB Officer, Panchkula) and her team of health workers are addressed in different areas of the Panchkula district (Haryana, India) during their field visits for tuberculosis advocacy, communication and mobilisation. This moniker is a testament to the […]
Simplifying Newborn Anthropometry—One Smartphone Video at a Time
On most days, Sanjita Paswan, an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) at a Primary Health Center (PHC) in Dabhel, Daman, has to carry a bulky weighing machine over her shoulder and climb up and down multiple floors. She uses the weighing scale as well as an infantometer to take anthropometric measurements of newborns in the […]
Community Health Officers Lead the Charge for Statewide AI-based TB Screening
In the remote, hilly districts of Lunglei and Aizawl in Mizoram, an AI application is playing a vital role in the state’s efforts to combat tuberculosis. Mizoram, which saw a rise in TB-related mortality in 2023, is also contending with a significant number of multi-drug resistant cases. Multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB) is resistant to first-line […]
Beyond the Blind Spots: Using AI to Prevent Blindness in Diabetics
Retinopathy is a serious eye condition that affects people with diabetes. It damages the blood vessels in the retina, making it one of the leading causes of preventable blindness worldwide. Diabetic retinopathy develops gradually and patients often don’t notice any symptoms until their vision is already at risk. Timely detection and prompt treatment by an […]