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Sh154m AI programme promises to cure TB screening headache

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David Ajowi, IT lead at Qure AI, a solutions provider, trains healthcare workers at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret on Wednesday. Capacity building is part of the programme to enhance TB screening countrywide. [Courtesy, Standard]

The quest to improve the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) and lung diseases has received a big boost following the roll out of a Sh154.4 million Artificial Intelligence (AI) project.

Amref Health Africa in Kenya is upgrading hospital equipment across the country to improve detection of lung diseases.

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