MUHAS Showcases Eight Innovative Solutions Addressing Health, Agriculture, and Community Welfare

TLDR

• Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) is participating in the National Education, Skills, and Innovation Week in Tanga.
• MUHAS showcased eight innovative solutions aimed at addressing challenges in health, agriculture, and community welfare.
• The innovations include ROBOSPINE, which helps children with spina bifida to stand, walk, and exercise.
• BILIMEASURE measures bilirubin levels in newborns without blood sampling, and SIKUSMART predicts menstrual cycles and ovulation without smartphones or internet.
• Other innovations include BRIDGING SILENCE, which uses Artificial Intelligence to translate sign language into written and spoken Swahili, and BIOSAFE, a natural pesticide for controlling plant diseases.