🙌 The TeaCup Lab team has arrived in Kenya for the second round of their fieldwork in Kajiado and Nairobi! During this validation phase, thery are conducting interviews with clinical officers and nurses to test an early stage prototype of our SkincAIr AI-powered phone app.

📑 "From Fieldwork to Design: What Senegal Made Visible", by TeaCup Lab. TeaCup Lab's research team travelled to Senegal to complete the 3rd & final round of discovery fieldwork. They visited health facilities & spoke with the local health community. Discover more: skincair.health/from-fieldwo...

📢 The latest edition of the SkincAIr newsletter is now available! We’re back from our summer break, eager to share lots of news. Enjoy reading the newsletter ⬇️! www.linkedin.com/pulse/advanc...

🗣️ Our goal is simple: to create AI that works with healthcare workers, not instead of them. The SkincAIr AI App is being designed to provide AI-supported suggestions, while allowing health workers to compare these outputs with their own observations and clinical judgement. Learn how ⬇️. #AI4Health

TeaCup Lab, responsible for #UXResearch for the SkincAIr’s app, has done a 3rd discovery trip to #Senegal. 💡Looking beyond data collection, what steps are you taking to ensure that the insights gathered are effectively translated into actionable improvements to the SkincAIr app user experience?

🤝Partner with SkincAIr to bring AI-powered diagnostics to 4 critical Skin #NTDs! To bridge critical #DataGaps, we are seeking NGOs & institutional partners actively working on: 🔸 Yaws 🔸PKDL 🔸Mycetoma 🔸Buruli Ulcer Send us a message or email us. Let’s join forces! @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social

TeaCup Lab, partner responsible for #UXResearch for the development of the SkincAIr’s app, has done a third discovery trip to #Senegal. 💡Which specific user behaviours or needs are you hoping to validate or explore further during this fieldwork? Find out their answer⬇️

How can #AI support, not replace, health workers? The SkincAIr App is being designed to provide AI-supported suggestions, while allowing health workers to compare them with their own clinical judgement. 🎯 The goal is simple: develop technology that works alongside health workers. #DigitalHealth

TeaCup Lab, partner responsible for #UXResearch for the development of the SkincAIr’s #AI powered app, has done a third discovery trip to #Senegal. 💡 How have insights from your previous visits influenced your research approach and priorities for this third trip? Find out their answer ⬇️!

📢 COOMING SOON! What happens when technology meets the frontline of healthcare? In the first episode of "A Moment with Dr Tahir", the Executive Director at LTR Nigeria will address this question & and the possibilities of SkincAIr exploring what it could mean for future access to specialist care.

How can we make #DigitalHealth and #AIResearch more connected & relevant to the realities of healthcare in #Africa? This is the question behind #DigiHealthAllianceAfrica, where we're joining the @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social-funded projects: LINDA-FAMILIA, AFRICAI-RI, CAD LUS4TB and IMCI+.

TeaCup Lab hosted an excellent internal workshop to present their insights from their last fieldwork trip to #Senegal. They are essential for everyone in the consortium to understand the current status of #UXResearch. ✨ At SkincAIr, we believe that teamwork is the key to success.

Throwback to a major milestone for SkincAIr! ➡️ The shipment of phones to all the countries taking part in the #DataCollection process. 🗣️"We realised early on that these apps were very important if we wanted to make the most of data collection." @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social #AI4Health #SkincAIr

💡 SkincAIr is developing an advanced #AI model for detecting skin conditions using medical images. This technology uses deep learning to provide frontline healthcare workers with accurate diagnostic support. Discover the SkincAIr detection model: skincair.health/about/

Today is #AfricaWomenDay! It celebrates strength and resilience, and raises awareness of the barriers women face daily. At SkincAIr, we believe every woman deserves timely, accessible and equitable care. We support women's health rights and want no woman left behind. #Health4All #SkincAIr

🫂 July means #AfricaWomenDay. ❌ 70% of maternal deaths worldwide occur in sub-Saharan Africa. The vast majority of these deaths are preventable, generally resulting from severe bleeding, infections or high blood pressure during pregnancy. All women should have timely, equal and affordable care.

🫂 July means #AfricaWomenDay. 🚫 The female life expectancy at birth in sub-Saharan Africa is 65 years, compared to 76 years worldwide. Infectious diseases and lack of access to healthcare are key drivers. All women should have timely, equal and affordable care. @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social

🫂 This month, we celebrate #AfricaWomenDay. We want to highlight the health consequences of gender inequality. ⚠️55.84% of women in sub-Saharan Africa face significant barriers to accessing healthcare. All women should have timely, equal and affordable care.@globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social

The burden of #skinNTDs in #SSA 3⃣How SkincAIr is helping Skin NTDs in Sub-Saharan Africa are a critical public health issue that deserves greater visibility, understanding and action. Take a look to learn how SkincAIr is fighting them👇. @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social

📖Today's reading:"Researchers aim to address bias in AI, so the benefits can be shared". Andrew King's published an article about AI in healthcare for @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, in which SkincAIr is featured as one of the projects through which King's College is addressing bias in #AI.

The burden of #skinNTDs in #SSA 2️⃣ The Consequences Beyond the physical symptoms, skin NTDs can lead to stigma and isolation, which creates barriers to care. Marginalised communities are often the worst affected. Take a look to learn about the most serious consequences 👇. +INFO: skincair.health

To mark the 🎂 1st anniversary of SkincAIr 🎂, the project coordinator Gustavo Hernandez (@upm.es) has written an editorial reflecting on the project's origins, the challenges faced, the lessons learned and, above all, the achievements of the past year. Read it here: skincair.health/one-year-of-...

The burden of #skinNTDs in #SSA 1️⃣The Context Skin NTDs are an important yet under recognized health challenge in SSA. They affect millions of people and place a significant burden on #HealthSystems and communities. Take a look at the pictures to find out why 👇. More information: skincair.health

📢 The latest edition of the SkincAIr newsletter is now available! This issue, which comes just before the summer break, is a very special one because... 🎊 SkincAIr is celebrating its first anniversary! 🎊 Do not miss it ⬇️⬇️! www.linkedin.com/pulse/skinca...

💫 It is SkincAIr's first year anniversary!

One Year of SkincAIr: Building the Foundations for AI-Powered Skin NTD Detection in Africa "This first year has been a whirlwind of activities, discussions, challenges, and achievements. What started ...

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📽️ SkincAIr according to us - YouTube playlist! ➡️ lnkd.in/d7MckptD In the 'SkincAIr according to us' series, we interview partners from the project to find out what makes it so special from their perspective. Watch the videos to get an inside look at SkincAIr! @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social

📬 Subscribe to the skincAIr #newsletter to stay connected! → Project breakthroughs. → Stories from the field. → Insights into how #AI, data and #GlobalHealth partnerships can break cycles of neglect and stigma. 📩https://lnkd.in/dpbHtbBN 🌐https://lnkd.in/d2YWgZJV

Lessons Learned from Discovery Research in Ethiopia, by TeaCup Lab 🌐 skincair.health/from-fieldwo... 🗣️Ethiopia surfaced important country-specific differences that may have implications for how SkincAIr is introduced, positioned, and designed in this context. @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social

💫 SkincAIr consortium meeting. This online meeting was very helpful for the consortium, as it enabled us to review progress across all work packages, identify potential risks for each going forward and plan the next steps to achieve our objectives. 🚨 Stay tuned for updates on our progress!

🤩 SkincAIr at the 'Living Borders' Symposium! On Saturday, Gil S. (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts) opened the third day of the Symposium. 🗣️ "We received lots of compliments about our project, team, vision and execution, and even several potential collaborations for the future".

📣 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪: 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗔𝗜𝗿'𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁. Key information: 🗣️ "SkincAlr: Al-driven detection of skin-related neglected tropical diseases", by Gil S. from HSLU. 📆 Saturday, 23 May, from 10:00 to 11:00. 📍 eikones forum. Join us and find out more about #SkincAIr! #SkinNTDs