AI helps women in Kenya – level 3

AI helps women in Kenya

21-02-2024 07:00

Pregnancy-related complications claim a woman’s life every two minutes, with most deaths occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, notably Kenya.

Limited access to healthcare facilities, especially in remote rural areas where 70% of the population resides, exacerbates the issue. Challenges include inadequate healthcare workers and transportation barriers to reach hospitals. However, innovative solutions are emerging, such as mobile ultrasound technology pioneered by organizations like Jakaranda Health and Google. This portable system, coupled with artificial intelligence, enables non-sonographers to perform scans, potentially saving lives by detecting pregnancy complications early.

While still in trial phases, this advancement offers hope for improved maternal healthcare in Kenya, where only 10% of rural mothers currently have access to ultrasound services.

Difficult words: exacerbate (to make a problem or bad situation worse), pioneer (to develop or be the first to use or apply something new), sonographer (a healthcare professional trained to perform ultrasound).

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How is technology, specifically mobile ultrasound technology, being used to address the issue of pregnancy-related complications in Kenya?

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