Sunday, May 10, 2009

Medical diagnostic software for mobile phones-Ashesi University

From the Ashesi University website:
Nathan Amanquah and two Ashesi seniors, Adwoa Osei-Pianim and Kofi Manful, are working on software for mobile devices that will aid the diagnosis of skin diseases in remote parts of Ghana. The software, originally developed by a team led by MIT research fellow Don Yansen, allows nurses in the field to take pictures of patients with their cell phones, fill out a brief questionnaire, and send it to a doctor in the United States for diagnosis...[continue reading]

Photos of Adwoa Osei-Pianim and Kofi Manful courtesy of Ashesi Univesity

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

I have been aware of the existence of medical diagnostic softwares for mobile phones long ago. Diagnosorus is an example.
Nevertheless, i enjoyed reading your article.