Tag Archives: AI
Screening at the Frontlines: The Global Rise of AI-Powered Mobile and Biomarker Diagnostics for Leprosy
How Smart Questionnaires and the WHO Skin App are Taking AI into Endemic Communities In the global fight against leprosy, early case detection is the only definitive way to interrupt transmission. Historically, this required in-person clinical exams conducted by rare … Continue reading
What is AI for Health
About Microsoft AI for Health AI for Health is a $60 million, five-year philanthropic program from Microsoft, created to empower nonprofits, researchers, and organizations tackling some of the toughest challenges in global health. About Microsoft AI for Health AI is … Continue reading
AI Analysis of Images for Early Leprosy Detection.
The AI4Leprosy initiative, a partnership involving the Novartis Foundation, Fiocruz, and Microsoft AI for Health, is utilising machine learning to analyse skin lesion photos for early leprosy detection. A study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas reported that … Continue reading
Pixels Against a Persistent Plaque
How AI is Front-lining the Battle to End Leprosy. The global mission to eradicate leprosy has found an unexpected frontline weapon: the smartphone camera. Long restricted by a critical shortage of specialised medical personnel in remote, high-risk regions, healthcare systems … Continue reading
What is AI4Leprosy?
The AI4Leprosy diagnostic tool was officially launched in February 2022. It was developed through a collaborative partnership between the Novartis Foundation, Microsoft’s AI for Health team, and the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz). To achieve this, the project collected skin lesion … Continue reading