Microscope and Mobile Phones: Product Development in Uganda
conference paper
The paper presents a prototype design based on microscopy and mobile phone cameras that has the potential to greatly reduce misdiagnosed diseases and enabling information exchange among health workers in of rural areas of developing countries The paper was presented during the IST-Africa 2009 conference held from 6 - 8 May 2009 at Kampala. The conference focussed on the role of ICT for Africa's development and specifically on applied ICT research topics addressing major societal and economic challenges.
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479805
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IST-Africa 2009 Conference Proceedings