Mboalab is an open and collaborative space located in the village of Mefou-Assi, Yaounde, Cameroon. The aim of Mboalab is to catalyze sustainable development and improve people's living conditions through open science. We bring together researchers, scholars, educationists, policymakers and the general public to discuss, conceive and implement projects responding to the health, economic and social needs of the community, such as the coronavirus pandemic. Our approach focuses on the integration of local knowledge by centering the local community especially women.
Mboalab's aim is to catalyze sustainable local development and improve people’s living conditions through open science.
To this end, the main missions of Mboalab are as follows:
- Provide community and lifelong education for the population, as well as formal education for the younger generations.
- Serve as a platform for exchanges on issues related to local context; mediate between local communities and academia.
- Propose solutions that meet the needs of communities, using local knowledge and open digital technologies.
- Raise public awareness of environmental issues.
- Facilitate access to basic health care.
- You can take a tour of our lab here.
Healthcare is a fundamental human right, yet millions of people around the world lack access to quality and affordable care. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there is a global shortage of 18 million health workers, especially in low and middle-income countries. This gap leads to increased workload and stress for existing providers, as well as reduced quality and efficiency of care for patients.
With the rise in hospital traffic and resource shortages, particularly in developing nations, there is a pressing need for innovative solutions. ‘EmberHeal’ is our answer to this challenge, offering an intuitive patient entry system and leveraging state-of-the-art machine learning and computer vision technologies to enhance healthcare delivery.
The main users of our mobile app are healthcare providers, although it's important to note that there's a distinction between healthcare providers and doctors. Our app's aims to support healthcare workers in critical situations, without implying that patients shouldn't seek medical attention from doctors.
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Healthcare workers will utilize the app to easily and securely input patient records digitally, eliminating the need for outdated manual methods or unsafe paper storage. This feature is especially beneficial in Tier-II and Tier-III areas where language barriers exist.
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We offer a machine learning-powered "soft diagnosis" feature to assist doctors and nurses in saving time. Essentially, healthcare workers can input patient information through audio, which we then analyze to provide a list of the top-k detected symptoms. Based on this analysis, we offer suggestions for actions to take and avoid.
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Rest aside, our app includes an intuitive system for actively monitoring patients and sending reminders for medication and check-ups. This feature is particularly useful in chaotic situations where keeping track of everything can be challenging.
Our aim with ‘EmberHeal’ is to streamline healthcare management, particularly in resource-constrained settings. We envision a future where access to quality healthcare is unaffected by language barriers or geographical distances. Through automated note-keeping, multilingual transcribing, and soft diagnoses, we aim to enhance the accessibility and efficiency of healthcare.
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- Understand the projects goal, mission and vision.
- Familiarize yourself with our project.
- Ensure you have the necessary development environment set up.
- The codebase is divided into two parts: the backend and the app (frontend).
- Follow the instructions in the respective README files to set up the development environment.
Important
As part of the application process, all applicants must make at least one contribution to be accepted as an intern for this project. Only applicants who make a contribution will be eligible to be accepted as interns.
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We are looking for motivated interns who can work in an inclusive and multidisciplinary environment, to contribute to this project by building an application to streamline healthcare management, particularly in resource-constrained settings.