AI-Powered Patient Triage

Madji Sock of Haskè Ventures in Senegal will develop an AI-based platform for patient intake in Senegalese hospitals that will streamline intake and monitor disease trends to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes. The platform will use a medical Large Language Model (LLM) to help hospital reception staff make initial assessments of patients for quick and accurate triage. The LLM will be adapted for local dialects, medical practices, and patient demographics, and it will interact with patients by voice and text display. Daily automated analysis of patient data from multiple hospitals will identify disease patterns and trends, enabling quicker response to disease outbreaks. They will pilot test the platform in selected hospitals and health centers, including training for staff and continuous evaluation and improvement of the platform.