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Makerere AI Health Lab

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“If you consider the previous revolutions, history books tell us that moving from steam to electricity took more than 50 years. If you consider when ChatGPT was first introduced to now, it's been less than three years hence my submission.” - Catherine Muraga #AfricaAISummit2025

“If you consider the previous revolutions, history books tell us that moving from steam to electricity took more than 50 years. If you consider when ChatGPT was first introduced to now, it's been less than three years hence my submission.” - <a href="/CMuraga/">Catherine Muraga</a>
#AfricaAISummit2025
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Harnessing AI & Cloud to Revolutionize Healthcare in Africa Live from Africa AI Summit : Makerere AI Health Lab is leading a powerful masterclass on how AI and cloud technologies are being applied to improve diagnostics, data management, and patient care across the continent.

Harnessing AI &amp; Cloud to Revolutionize Healthcare in Africa
Live from <a href="/AfricaAI_Summit/">Africa AI Summit</a> : <a href="/AI_HealthLabMak/">Makerere AI Health Lab</a>  is leading a powerful masterclass on how AI and cloud technologies are being applied to improve diagnostics, data management, and patient care across the continent.
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From operational AI success stories to bold discussions on data ethics, the afternoon sessions were packed with transformative ideas and lived experience. Key Highlights: 📌Seamless automation & reduced patient wait times at C-Care 📌Using data to detect and fix healthcare

From operational AI success stories to bold discussions on data ethics, the afternoon sessions were packed with transformative ideas and lived experience.

Key Highlights:

📌Seamless automation &amp; reduced patient wait times at C-Care 

📌Using data to detect and fix healthcare
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Our technical lead solomon nsumba, shared on our flagship project Ocular at the #AfricaAISummit2025. He emphasised our work in disease diagnosis as a decision support tool for lab technicians particularly in low-resourced settings. Our Project Manager Linda Mujja moderated a

Our technical lead <a href="/snsumba/">solomon nsumba</a>, shared on our flagship project <a href="/Ocular_Project/">Ocular</a> at the #AfricaAISummit2025. He emphasised our work in disease diagnosis as a decision support tool for lab technicians particularly in low-resourced settings. 

Our Project Manager <a href="/LMujja/">Linda Mujja</a> moderated a
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Thank you for the kind mention, Amon Mukisa🇺🇬. It’s encouraging to see prominent voices like Angelo Izama exploring how AI can be thoughtfully integrated to address the infrastructural challenges we face. #AIForGlobalGoals Africa AI Summit

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At #AfricaAISummit2025, Team 2 highlighted the need to realign education curricula to prioritise problem-solving and critical thinking over rote learning. They proposed using AI to reform outdated content by analysing market trends and helping education systems stay relevant. By

At #AfricaAISummit2025, Team 2 highlighted the need to realign education curricula to prioritise problem-solving and critical thinking over rote learning. They proposed using AI to reform outdated content by analysing market trends and helping education systems stay relevant. By
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Great joining a panel discussion on regulatory frameworks & ethical AI . I highlighted the role of academia in developing practical AI use cases e.g AirQo CraneCloud The Makerere AI and Data Science Research Lab Makerere AI Health Lab SunbirdAI as regulatory sandboxes that can inform AI policies Michael Niyitegeka

Great joining a panel discussion on regulatory frameworks &amp; ethical AI . I highlighted the role of academia in developing  practical AI use cases e.g <a href="/AirQoProject/">AirQo</a> <a href="/CraneCloud_io/">CraneCloud</a> <a href="/AIR_lab_MUK/">The Makerere AI and Data Science Research Lab</a> <a href="/AI_HealthLabMak/">Makerere AI Health Lab</a> <a href="/SunbirdAI/">SunbirdAI</a> as regulatory sandboxes that can inform AI policies <a href="/niyimic/">Michael Niyitegeka</a>
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Glad to have joined UNDP Uganda for the National launch of the 2025 Human Development Report A standout for us was the focus on AI-enhanced healthcare, especially in low-income settings where access to specialized expertise is limited. This aligns closely with our flagship

Glad to have joined <a href="/UNDPUganda/">UNDP Uganda</a> for the National launch of the 2025 Human Development Report

A standout for us was the focus on AI-enhanced healthcare, especially in low-income settings where access to specialized expertise is limited.

This aligns closely with our flagship
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Thank you for the shout out Engineer Bainomugisha As Uganda’s digital health transformation continues to advance, we are privileged to contribute to the development of regulatory and policy frameworks that will guide the context-aware, ethical and inclusive use of AI. #AIForGlobalGoals

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Flashback to our World Malaria Day webinar in partnership with Malaria Consortium Dr. Sam Gudoi, Senior Project Manager at Malaria Consortium, shared eye-opening insights into the state of malaria infections and diagnosis in Uganda: ✅ Asymptomatic carriers estimated to make up

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Proud to have our team represented at #DSA2025! Our Lab Lead, Dr. Rose Nakasi Kiire, serves as Program Chair, and our Technical Lead, solomon nsumba, spotlighted our flagship Ocular showcasing the future of affordable malaria diagnostics in settings with limited lab personnel.

Proud to have our team represented at #DSA2025!

Our Lab Lead, Dr. <a href="/RoseNakasikiire/">Rose Nakasi Kiire</a>, serves as Program Chair, and our Technical Lead, <a href="/snsumba/">solomon nsumba</a>, spotlighted our flagship <a href="/Ocular_Project/">Ocular</a> showcasing the future of affordable malaria diagnostics in settings with limited lab personnel.
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Our work, featured in Will McBain' latest piece “The African AI healthtech firms saving lives and attracting investors,” shows what’s possible when tech is built with, not for, communities. Co-designed with Ministry of Health- Uganda, district hospitals, and ethics boards, our projects

Our work, featured in <a href="/WillMcBainLagos/">Will McBain</a>' latest piece “The African AI healthtech firms saving lives and attracting investors,” shows what’s possible when tech is built with, not for, communities.

Co-designed with <a href="/MinofHealthUG/">Ministry of Health- Uganda</a>, district hospitals, and ethics boards, our projects
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At Google.org’s #ImpactSummit, our Project Lead Rose Nakasi Kiire spotlighted how we're addressing mis/late diagnosis & low labtech ratios in Uganda 📱 Using smartphone-based microscopy + AI, our tool detects malaria, TB & cervical cancer. ocular-project.com

At <a href="/Googleorg/">Google.org</a>’s #ImpactSummit, our Project Lead <a href="/RoseNakasikiire/">Rose Nakasi Kiire</a> spotlighted how we're addressing mis/late diagnosis &amp; low labtech ratios in Uganda

📱 Using smartphone-based microscopy + AI, our tool detects malaria, TB &amp; cervical cancer.

ocular-project.com
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Me and my team at MicrohaemScientifics will be at the 1st National Science Summit this Monday, June 16th at Kololo Grounds. We’re excited to showcase our IVD innovations on Uganda’s journey from lab to market. #ScienceSummitUG #IVD #Innovation Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat🇺🇬 Makerere University Lung Institute

Me and my team at <a href="/Microhaem/">MicrohaemScientifics</a>  will be at the 1st National Science Summit this Monday, June 16th at Kololo Grounds.

We’re excited to showcase our IVD innovations on Uganda’s journey from lab to market.
#ScienceSummitUG #IVD #Innovation 
<a href="/STIsecretariat/">Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat🇺🇬</a> <a href="/Lung_Institute/">Makerere University Lung Institute</a>
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Join us at Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat🇺🇬's National Science Week. We invite you to visit our exhibition booth to learn about our work in diagnosis and surveillance utilizing low-cost microscopy. Learn how our innovations are contributing to accessible health solutions.

Join us at <a href="/STIsecretariat/">Science, Technology and Innovation Secretariat🇺🇬</a>'s National Science Week.

We invite you to visit our exhibition booth to learn about our work in diagnosis and surveillance utilizing low-cost microscopy. 

Learn how our innovations are contributing to accessible health solutions.