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Nursing assistants are often taught to read slides instead, but inadequate training can lead to misdiagnosis. With her technology, pathogens are counted and mapped out quickly, ready to be confirmed by a health worker. Diagnosis times could be slashed from 30 minutes to as little as two minutes. The idea is not to take away technicians jobs, but to make them easier. The technology has to "work hand in hand with the lab technicians," Nakasi explains.

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Their expertise is needed to train the device, and moving forward will make their work more efficient. The AI software is built on deep learning algorithms that use an annotated library of microscope images to learn the common features of plasmodium parasites that cause malaria and the bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is responsible for tuberculosis. The device is yet to be rolled out beyond small-scale trials in Kampala's hospitals, but the biggest challenge may lie ahead as the technology is taken to remote areas.

Convincing patients of the value in this technology over conventional methods will be difficult, says Daniel Mutembesa, another researcher at the Makerere AI Lab. By offering the smartphone diagnosis to patients for a fraction of the price, Mutembesa hopes that the technology will be adopted, and trusted, quickly. Like all projects out of the Makerere AI lab, this device makes use of the falling cost and increasing power of smartphones. Farmers across Uganda are using mCROPS to detect viral diseases in cassava crops, and to monitor their spread across the country.

Photos: African innovations tackling serious health problems. Lending eyes to the blind — BeSpecular , an app from South Africa, allows volunteers to remotely assist blind people. The app uses an algorithm to connect the right people, those similar in age and physical location.

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Read more about this app. Revolutionizing rural healthcare — This touch-screen heart monitoring device invented by Cameroonian entrepreneur, Arthur Zang, records and sends heart activity to a national healthcare center for evaluation. Read more about this device. Africa is brimming with innovative ideas. These schoolgirls from Nigeria have won the Technovation Challenge for their app that detects counterfeit medicine.

Scroll through to discover the inventions and innovations coming out of Africa. Jacket diagnosing pneumonia — This biomedical smart jacket created by Ugandan inventor Brian Turyabagye can diagnose pneumonia four times faster than a doctor. It analyzes the chest and then sends the information via Bluetooth to a smartphone app.

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Read more about this biomedical breakthrough. Spotting fake drugs — Their mobile app, called, FD-Detector, helps users identify fake medicines using a drug's barcode to verify its authenticity and expiration date. Virtual pharmacy for unused medicine — A startup in Dakar, Senegal called JokkoSante helps locals exchange unused medication at a licensed pharmacy for points they can then spend on future medications.

Read more about the startup. Fusing neurons with silicon technology — Nigerian inventor, Osh Agabi, created a device that fuses live neurons from mice stem cells into a silicon chip. Founded in , Agilis Partners operates two different companies; the Joseph Initiative Limited which is one of the leading exporters of grains from Uganda to the East African region and Asili Farms which is one of the largest farming companies in Uganda.

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