MITH. AI (H) Rapid Home Screening Hand Held Device for Covid 19 Detection

AKT Health Analytics in association with MITH.AI (Mass Integrated Transformational Healthcare with Artificial Intelligence) – an initiative of PFHI-Hyderabad is developing an application, called “DHARA”. DHARA is integrated with a real-time service management platform aiming to bring transformation in healthcare with advanced analytics to facilitate the service delivery using DREAM-H (Digital Real-time Advanced Medical Modular logistics System—for Home Care). This app is further being empowered to be used as a handheld device for COVID 19 detection.

COVID 19 containment activities are facing two challenges:

• People with positive signs and symptoms do not undergo voluntary testing
• Inadequate skill levels of health care personnel to screen/ triage at the point of need – @ home

Home testing with a fully automated device, with no text/ language icon only interface, that can be used even by people with no or limited literacy could be a possible solution. Also, rigorous and regular home-based screening would be a necessity for the next two years as several experts predict mini-episodes of the epidemic after the present containment effort. MITH.AI H a comprehensive handheld device with thermal sensor for identifying fever; pressure sensor for measuring heart rate, respiratory rate, recording lung sounds; lidar sensor for quantifying WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) status; regular camera with flash for facial/ home recognition, telemedicine module; icon-based user interface and edge AI engine for rapid @ home testing. The device is built ruggedly and can be cleaned with diluted solvents. Automated cluster detection, location optimization, supply chain routing features are available with a user friendly and a map view dashboard.