A smartphone, artificial intelligence and a pill to advance the cure for visceral leishmaniasis

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Date

10 September 2023

Partners

Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), Switzerland
FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, Switzerland
Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM), Belgium
Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Spain
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kenya
Pharmetheus AB, Sweden
Spotlab, Spain
University of Gondar, Ethiopia
University of York, United Kingdom

Keywords

IA, app, Leishmaniasis, Ethiopia

“A mobile phone, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm and a deadly but curable disease. These are the elements of Spotlab’s challenge, which aims to deliver real-time, accurate diagnoses of visceral leishmaniasis, one of the world’s most neglected tropical diseases.”