barundutta0706/CAPSTONE-MASAi-Project-2026

a multilingual AI-powered voice and chat healthcare assistant that helps underserved and non-English-speaking communities access reliable health information. # SwasthyaMitra AI — Capstone Project 2026 A multilingual AI-powered **voice and chat healthcare assistant** that helps underserved and non-English-speaking communities access reliable, trusted health information in their own language. --- ## Vision **Enable every user to get understandable, trusted healthcare guidance in their own language anytime through voice or chat.** --- ## Problem Statement Many users in underserved communities struggle to access trustworthy health information because healthcare experiences are often: - English-first and text-heavy - Filled with medical jargon - Dependent on digital literacy - Difficult to navigate Language barriers, low health literacy, low digital literacy, and difficulty identifying reliable guidance lead to delayed or unsafe health decisions. --- ## Solution SwasthyaMitra AI provides: - **Voice-first interaction** — easy for low-literacy and elderly users - **Multilingual support** — Hindi, Tamil, Bengali (extensible to Marathi, Kannada, Telugu) - **Plain-language responses** — simplified health guidance for all literacy levels - **Source-grounded answers** — verified health information, not guesses - **Safe escalation** — emergency red-flag detection and professional care routing - **No diagnosis claims** — clearly routes to clinicians when needed --- ## Key Features (MVP) ### Core Features - ✅ **Language selection** at onboarding - ✅ **Text chat** interface - ✅ **Voice input** (speech-to-text) - ✅ **Voice output** with replay (text-to-speech) - ✅ **Verified health information retrieval** and answer generation - ✅ **Emergency red-flag detection** and escalation guidance - ✅ **Multi-turn conversations** with context awareness - ✅ **Admin analytics dashboard** (anonymized by language, location, topic) ### Secondary Features - 🔄 Hospital/clinic finder (location-based care navigation) - 🔄 Vaccination and medication reminders - 🔄 Partner clinic/NGO dashboard ### Future Features - 🚀 Telemedicine integration - 🚀 …