Publication/Creation Date

April 17 2020

Creators/Contributors

Arnon Houri-Yafin (creator)
Zzapp Malaria (creator)
IBM (contributor)

Description

"Based in Israel, Zzapp believes that malaria elimination is possible, and has committed to helping achieve it. Many countries have eliminated malaria by thoroughly spraying every water body, the malaria mosquito breeding site. In Africa, however, the challenge is more complicated, due to conditions spanning from climate to infrastructure. As a result, malaria is one of the deadliest diseases on the continent, and one of the greatest impediments to economic growth. Zzapp harnesses technology and artificial intelligence to personalize malaria-elimination interventions to every village and town, and to monitor progress to ensure success. Zzapp’s end to end solution, from planning through monitoring to validation, will be tested this year in a series of experiments in Zanzibar, Mozambique, Ethiopia, and Ghana."

ZzappMalaria is a semifinalist in IBM Watson's AI XPRIZE, a competition that challenges teams to collaborate with AI to solve global issues.

Augments

Preventing, Caring, Treating, Saving, Collaborating, Eliminating

Technology Keywords

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Algorithms , Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Data Mapping, Computer Vision, Mobile Applications

Keywords

Civic Engagement, Community, Health, Automation, Innovation, Research, Competition, Collaboration

Marketing Keywords

ZzappMalaria, XPRIZE, IBM, IBM Watson AI XPRIZE, AI For Good

Source

https://www.xprize.org/prizes/artificial-intelligence/teams/zzappmalaria
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr1g2IdSD-k