Smartphone app capable of HIV testing

Researchers in South Korea and South Africa are working hard to launch smart phones that can be used to test for HIV/AIDS in many parts of Africa through a revolutionary gadget called Smart Scope.
The research team is reported to have developed a microscope and an application that can photograph and analyse blood samples in areas far from laboratories to diagnose HIV and even measure the health of immune systems.
Smartscope, is a small 1-millimeter (0.04-inch) microscope and light which clips over a smartphone’s camera.
“Our idea was to obtain images and analyse images on this smartphone using applications,” said Jung Kyung Kim, a professor in biomedical engineering at Kookmin University in South Korea.
The new technology would be initially used for HIV/AIDS testing in rural communities in South Africa and Swaziland.
An estimated 6 million South Africans are infected with the HIV virus while an estimate 25% of Swazi adults are infected with the virus.
What do you think about Smart Scope? Do you think it can be a game changer for HIV/AIDS testing in Africa?

Though optimistic I dont think if it can really work, bse
1.HIV/AIDS testing require blood sample, enough blood
sample.. now depending on how type of test is from
Determine,Bioline, ELISA, DNA PCR etc.

2. It needs counselling, not all people can handle the stress
of being found +ve at easy.

3. Some of test are false negative(that's why it is insisted to
check thrice after specified period of time, now the risk of
being false +ve and when confirming found -ve??
they(inventors) can easily be sued!

4. No doctor/health care provider -patient/client
confidentiality, hence..no privacy abt one's health,
(WHO), How will they take it as?

There are many apps (finger print, mood scanner,etc) but they are for entertainment not for real if you'll read developers comments or in many SmartphonesTechn. forums.

Let us wait for it though.
 
Though optimistic I dont think if it can really work, bse
1.HIV/AIDS testing require blood sample, enough blood
sample.. now depending on how type of test is from
Determine,Bioline, ELISA, DNA PCR etc.

2. It needs counselling, not all people can handle the stress
of being found +ve at easy.

3. Some of test are false negative(that's why it is insisted to
check thrice after specified period of time, now the risk of
being false +ve and when confirming found -ve??
they(inventors) can easily be sued!

4. No doctor/health care provider -patient/client
confidentiality, hence..no privacy abt one's health,
(WHO), How will they take it as?

There are many apps (finger print, mood scanner,etc) but they are for entertainment not for real if you'll read developers comments or in many SmartphonesTechn. forums.

Let us wait for it though.

ngoja tuone itakuaje
 
Wewe ndie ulikataa kupima ulipopata scholarship?

Mimi na skolashipu wapi na wapi jamani, kuna skolashipu ya standadi eiti ya mkoloni?

Ni mtu tu alikataa, mimi kama nilimruhusu mchumba akapima jua siogopi matokeo!
 
Mimi na skolashipu wapi na wapi jamani, kuna skolashipu ya standadi eiti ya mkoloni?Ni mtu tu alikataa, mimi kama nilimruhusu mchumba akapima jua siogopi matokeo!
Kama kweli wewe huogopi matokeo si ukapime mwenyewe basi tukuone?Unamtuma mchumba wako akapime, tena last test ilikua last year. khaaaa!
 
Kama kweli wewe huogopi matokeo si ukapime mwenyewe basi tukuone?Unamtuma mchumba wako akapime, tena last test ilikua last year. khaaaa!

sasa kama yeye kapima kwanini na mimi nipime tena, si ni kuharibu resources tu
 
I'm doubting, it seems as a marketing strategy. How about persona privacy? Otherwise, if possible, it should be able to test images of fluid from pubic areas only.
White-coloured people are cracking their brains to take over the market through Afican and 3rd world countries' challenges.
 
I'm doubting, it seems as a marketing strategy. How about persona privacy? Otherwise, if possible, it should be able to test images of fluid from pubic areas only.
White-coloured people are cracking their brains to take over the market through Afican and 3rd world countries' challenges.

hoja yako pia inahitaji kufikiriwa katika upande mwingne
 
Androids watasema ugali lab! Since hii tech itakua inahusika sana afrca itawabd watumie jna la chakula cha kiafrica
dose ya kawaida kulingana na ugumu wa maisha ni asubuhi mchana na usiku. aliyepewa dose mchana je usiku nikimpima hiyo smaterphone yenu itagundua hivyo virusi au ndo kuongopewa maana hawaoni tukipungua.
 
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