Matibabu

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.