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- Accredited Social Health Activists are participating in a workshop to help design an AI-powered training tool for cervical cancer screening in rural Assam.
- Participants shared their field experiences to ensure the technology addresses common community questions and practical challenges.
- The project includes the development of a multilingual voice chatbot to support counselling and health awareness efforts.
- This collaboration aims to create a clinically validated system that simplifies the work of community health workers.
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Anita Gadgil
principal investigator of the project
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“This workshop started with a simple principle: technology for ASHAs should be designed with ASHAs. Their experience of explaining screening, responding to concerns, and finding answers in real time will guide the language, content, and functions of this AI platform. We aim to develop clinically validated support that fits their work, rather than adding another digital burden”
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…important. They said these insights will inform the development of a chatbot knowledge base that addresses both priority health information needs and the practical concerns ASHAs encounter during their work. “ This workshop started with a simple principle: technology for ASHAs should be designed with ASHAs. Their experience of explaining screening, responding to concerns, and finding answers in real time will guide the language, content, and functions of this AI platform. We aim to develop clinically validated support that fits their work, rather than adding another digital burden ,” Anita Gadgil, principal investigator of the project and senior research fellow at The George Institute for Global Health, said. Digital tech usage The workshop also explored the ASHAs’ comfort and confidence with…
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Named India · Assam · Silchar · Accredited Social Health Activists · Anita Gadgil · Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre · Indian Council of Medical Research · The George Institute for Global Health India
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