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Malaria diagnosis without pricking | Joshia Kavuma | TEDxLuanda

2,278 views · Published 16 October 2014 · 10:39 · Indexed 5 October 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. fighting malaria in a very innovative way, innovative way to testing for malaria without the use of needle... young africans inventors come out with an innovative solution... 

Innovative Creator
Born in 1990, it was in 2006, in his O’Level he realized that technology had the power to change the world into a better place.
Realizing also that Africa is one of the many parts of the world who can benefit from it, because of the fact that most African countries are now developing , if well embraced and utilized, technology has got the power to bring better education, health, transport, leadership among others to Africa.
He recently graduated from Makerere University with a Bachelor of Information Technology and currently is a developer and Managing Director for thinkIT Limited, a start up under which Matibabu is registered, and an AppStar / Champ for the Microsoft 4Africa Initiative.
Matibabu, is a non-invasive smart phone based application that diagnoses malaria in humans.

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