Health Department to deploy AI for newborn health assessments
The Andhra Pradesh Health Department is partnering with Wadhwani AI to deploy a smartphone application called 'Shishu Maapan' for newborn health assessments. The app uses AI to measure weight, length, and other parameters without physical contact, aiming to simplify the work of ASHA health workers.
Why it matters
This technology reduces the logistical burden on rural health workers and improves the accuracy of neonatal monitoring in resource-constrained settings.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will soon be used to assess key health parameters in newborns, including weight, length, shoulder width and head circumference, Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Satya Kumar Yadav said on Saturday.
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