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How We Built MPDetect: A Smartphone Malaria Detection System

Cohort One takes you behind the scenes of building Africa's first AI-powered malaria detection tool using nothing but a phone camera and machine learning.

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Samuel Ogunleke
ยท15 April 2025ยท8 min read
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5 AI Tools Every Medical Lab Scientist Should Know in 2025

From diagnostic support to research acceleration โ€” these are the AI tools reshaping what's possible ...

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BMLSIA
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OutEMReach: Why We Built a Micro-EMR for Community Health Outreaches

Every year, thousands of patients pass through community health outreaches in Africa with zero digit...

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Samuel
7 minRead โ†’
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30 Out of 140: The Story Behind Cohort One's Selection

How do you choose 30 people from 140+ brilliant applicants across Africa? Here's the honest story be...

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Adedoyin
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