Developing reliable, low-cost and mobile phone-connected tests to help detect multiple diseases at once in sub-Saharan Africa.
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6 Oct 2023
🏝️ The DIDIDA project is excited to welcome a new partner: the @Univ_Reunion, involving their research unit on Infectious Processes in Tropical Island Environments (PIMIT).
Read the full story 👇
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20 Sep 2023
The next generation of #diagnostics will transform #healthcare in low resource settings, supporting patients and #data integration for decision-making: imperial.ac.uk/news/247798/u…
@DiDi4Africa @dididaHealth @ucl @UofGlasgow @SickleInAfrica @ProtonDx @minoHealth @ImperialInfect
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13 Sep 2023
🎧 Wondering why DIDIDA is important in sub-Saharan Africa?
The DIDIDA project was recently featured on the BBC Tech Life podcast! Listen to the interviews: @joncoopervp of @UofGEngineering, @HMpairwe of @MRC_Uganda, Dr Gregory Ganda of @KisumuCountyKE
👉bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4tq…
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Didida retweeted
12 Sep 2023
A programme to bring affordable, reliable and portable disease diagnostics to sub-Saharan Africa will be presented at an event linked to the @UN General Assembly this week.
Read more about @dididaHealth, led by @joncoopervp of @UofGEngineering: gla.ac/3Ziecb4
ALT An illustration of the diagnostic app running on a mobile phone
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12 Sep 2023
📢Join us on 14 Sept at the UN General Assembly Science Summit! The DIDIDA project will be presented alongside other advanced digital diagnostic approaches currently under development.
@ScienceUnga @GlobalSTEMB @DiDi4Africa @AfricaCDC @UofGlasgow #SDGs @joncoopervp
Register👇🏻
14 Aug 2023
Join us at @ScienceUnga for an event with
@DiDi4Africa on transformative #digitaldiagnostic technologies, with speakers from @imperialcollege
@AfricaCDC @minoHealth @ucl and @UofGlasgow.
Register here: imperial.ac.uk/events/163977…
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17 Jul 2023
🎥 Watch the video to discover our exciting #research ambitions!
Our research aims to develop a tool for detecting multiple #diseases in sub-Saharan #Africa.
More👉 didida-health.eu/didida-rese…
@joncoopervp @PharmAccessOrg @KEMRI_Kenya @MinofHealthUG @aphrc @UVRIug @aighd @StrathU
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16 Jun 2023
🔬✨ Discover how lateral flow formats in multi-pathogen testing are revolutionizing #healthcare in #SubSaharanAfrica!
Join us in this interview with Julien Reboud 👉didida-health.eu/interview-w…
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6 Jun 2023
🤝🏥🇰🇪DIDIDA project team visited Kisumu County, Kenya, fostering collaboration for #DigitalHealth advancements. Strong partnerships formed, aligning stakeholders for successful implementation.
@StrathU @PharmAccessOrg @aphrc @KEMRI_Kenya
Our article👉didida-health.eu/fostering-c…
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23 May 2023
Local ownership and collaboration are key to developing effective solutions for health in Africa! By empowering African researchers to lead and drive the research process, we can ensure that the knowledge generated is contextually relevant and contributes to sustainable progress.
"We need solutions for #health and development in #Africa - Research that is conceptualized, conducted, analyzed and published by Africans in Africa," @EvelynGitau at #APHRC20 symposium opening ceremony.
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22 May 2023
🇺🇬 We're proud to announce that DIDIDA is contributing to achieve 3 objectives from #Uganda's Health Information & Digital Health Strategic Plan.
Together, we're strengthening #healthcare!
@MinofHealthUG @UVRIug @dhis_2 @EU_Health
#DigitalHealth #Innovation #HorizonEurope
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3 May 2023
Last week was #WorldMalariaDay.
Didida's innovative diagnostic tech is a game-changer in the fight against #malaria. Early and accurate detection means efficient treatment and curbing further spread. Let's work towards eradicating malaria together!
👉didida-health.eu/didida-join…
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20 Apr 2023
🎓👩🔬Ready to take your #career in healthcare to the next level?
DIDIDA is offering PhD opportunities in Uganda to help develop low-cost diagnostic tools integrated on mobile phone platforms. Join us and contribute to the future of healthcare in Africa. 👉didida-health.eu/didida-cons…
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7 Apr 2023
@dididaHealth aims to help Africa become self-sufficient with a low-cost diagnostic technology, and with a partner like @PasteurDakar on board, we have the skills to make it happen!
#selfsufficientAfrica #lowcosttechnology @joncoopervp
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7 Apr 2023
On #WorldHealthDay, let's reduce Africa's #misdiagnosis burden leading to ineffective treatment, antimicrobial resistance and policy inaction.
DIDIDA intends to provide a low-cost solution with easy-to-use tests that detect multiple diseases at once.
👉didida-health.eu/diagnosis-i…
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Didida retweeted
6 Apr 2023
Thank you @PasteurDakar @xberthet #diatropix for hosting @dididaHealth project meeting in wonderful Dakar 🇸🇳 ❤️🙏
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29 Mar 2023
🤓Looking for an opportunity to make a real impact in healthcare?
DIDIDA is offering PhD opportunities in Kenya to contribute to the development of low-cost diagnostic tools integrated on mobile phone platforms to improve healthcare.
Join us!👉didida-health.eu/didida-is-l…
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16 Mar 2023
1⃣ How to reduce the burden of misdiagnosis in sub-Saharan Africa?
Misdiagnosis is due to the lack of tests & difficulty distinguishing one disease from another based on symptoms alone. This often leads to ineffective treatment and increased antimicrobial drug resistance.
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16 Mar 2023
4⃣ The DIDIDA project presents a promising solution by enabling the development of low-cost, easy-to-use tests that can detect multiple diseases at once.
This will help break the vicious cycle of misdiagnosis and mistreatment.
#healthtech #diseasedetection
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16 Mar 2023
5⃣ Moreover, mobile technology brings this diagnostic technology to remote communities in rural areas, enabling healthcare providers to deliver better quality individual healthcare and monitor diseases at the population level in near real-time.
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