UgandaHealth
Matibabu
What the source says
Matibabu, which means ‘medical centre’ in Swahili, is a low cost, reusable device that clips onto the user’s finger. Without requiring any expertise to operate, the results are shown within one minute on a mobile phone that’s linked to the device. Matibabu uses red light to detect changes in the shape, colour and concentration of red blood cells, all of which are affected by malaria.
The project
Projet d'innovation en santé, développé en Ouganda. Repéré parmi les lauréats 2018 du Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation.
Description written by Amorcia from the source below. This description exists in French only: it is the sole version we hold.
Where this entry comes from
This project was scouted in the following source, public at the time of the survey.
- Source
- Africa Prize for Engineering InnovationOpen the source
- Award
- WINNER · 2018
- Project website
- matibabu.thinkitlimited.com
Scouted on 4 September 2026