Graduates innovate remote child testing kits

Four students from the United States International University - Khushi Gupta, Jeet Gohil, Dharmik Karania and Abdihamid Ali - who won this year’s global technology competition, Imagine Cup. Their winning innovation, dubbed REWEBA (Remote Well Baby) allows for the remote monitoring of babies’ growth from birth, permitting early intervention by health practitioners. The team beat stiff competition from 163 countries across the globe. With them is Microsoft Kenya Country Manager, Kendi Nderitu (Right). [Courtesy]

Two United States International University (USIU) Africa graduates have developed a mobile self-testing and diagnosis kit for mothers to carry out tests on their babies remotely and relay results to doctors.

The two developers, Abdihamin Ali and Jeet Gohil say the self-testing kits will help address child mortality prevalence in the country, especially in areas where doctors are kilometres away.