[MLDS] [AI 4 health 💡 Ideathon live finale]

[Daphne T Machangara]

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📢  AI 4 HEALTH - 💡IDEATHON  📢
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30 March 2023 From 18:00 (UTC +2h)

Register : https://cassyni.com/events/ADXokNq5WKa8eDiWAHB6Rj?64tr8t

Live stream: https://youtube.com/live/Sy-JuxqOP6o

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(A link to attend will be sent before the event)

Abstract

Join us for the live final idea pitches from the top 3 teams participating in our AI 4 Health Ideathon as they compete for the first place prize of ~$1100 🤩

🚀 Each team will have 15min to present their idea and answer questions from our judges and audience

🏆 1st, 2nd and 3rd place will be announced after this event with feedback from our judges.

ℹ️ More information about the Ideathon can be found at https://www.sisonkebiotik.africa/events/ideathon

Teams

Name: Biomac-Tech
Idea summary: Harnessing Machine Learning to mitigate the challenge of malaria parasite detection and density count.
Members:

• Tlou Lebelo | South Africa | Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence
• Jones Chipinga | Malawi | Healthcare
• Kelly Nyanchama | Kenya
• Khutso Fenyane | South Africa
• Dorcas Asare | Ghana  

Name:  Healthstack
Idea summary: Building Africa’s largest connected digital healthcare platform.
Members:

• Simpa Dania | Nigeria | Healthcare
• Olutola Vivian Awosiku | Nigeria | Healthcare
• Bashirudeen Opeyemi | Nigeria | Machine Learning / AI
• David Alao | Nigeria | AI

Name: Kopano
Idea summary: Use of virtual nursing assistant (chatbot) coupled with GIS, to ease public healthcare demand and shortage of medical professionals.  
Members:

• Keneilwe Mokoka | South Africa | Artificial intelligence
• Kingsley Owadara | Nigeria | Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
• Catherine Namayega | Uganda | Healthcare
• Daphne Machangara | Zimbabwe | Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence
• Roselyn Nduma | Nigeria | Healthcare

Judges

ARCHIE ARAKKAL(PhD)
MIT | Synthesis

PHILIP GROTHER
stepping-stone.lu

PELONOMI MOILOA
Lelapa AI

OLUWASEGUN JULIUS AROBA (PhD)
Aroseglinks Services Limited 

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