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Saying that Android penetration is small now means nothing regarding growth potential. Mobile phone usage in sub-Saharan Africa has exploded over the past decad
by ojacko 15y ago
Saying that Android penetration is small now means nothing regarding growth potential. Mobile phone usage in sub-Saharan Africa has exploded over the past decade and is responsible for greater mobile banking penetration than there is in the US (despite our incredible Android penetration).
The fact that this technology is being built means that mobile clinic operators can take advantage of faster, easier, cheaper, more accurate diagnostics in the field. When will an everyday consumer enjoy the ability to self-diagnose a blood-borne disease? When someone gets AIDs in the US, can they self-diagnose?
The need exists and this is a great step forward.
- maxklein 15y agoIf the scan can be expanded to other blood-borne diseases, it could potentially be useful. But it's pointless for malaria. Malaria is a bit unique among diseases in that it's a parasite and not a virus or bacteria. I'm not sure this method extends to non-parasitic diseases.