gabrielmahia/afyanipoa

Swahili AI co-pilot for Kenya Community Health Workers (CHWs) — first CHW-targeted AI tool in East Africa # 🏥 Afya CHW AI Swahili-language AI decision-support tool for Community Health Workers — embeds Kenya MOH triage protocols for the 105,000+ CHWs operating across Kenya counties. Embedded clinical protocols (Kenya MOH + WHO) in Swahili. Works in low-bandwidth environments. Danger sign detection → referral triggers → immediate action → follow-up guidance. ## Research Basis - **arXiv:2408.17216** — "Democratizing AI in Africa: Federated Learning for Low-Resource Edge Devices" (2024). Demonstrates AI viability on Raspberry Pi-class hardware across 5 African countries for health applications. - **"Edge Intelligence Unleashed" (2025)** — Journal of Edge Computing survey of LLM deployment in resource-constrained environments. - **arXiv:2601.09716** — "Opportunities and Challenges of NLP for African Languages" (2026). Swahili is identified as a language where AI tools can have high impact due to large speaker population and low existing tool coverage. - **WHO ANC Reference** — "WHO Recommendations on Antenatal Care for a Positive Pregnancy Experience" (2016) — 8-contact model. - **Kenya MOH CHEW Curriculum** — Community Health Extension Worker training materials. ## Coverage - Fever/Malaria assessment - Respiratory infection (cough, IMCI pneumonia) - Diarrhoea/ORS/Zinc protocol - Antenatal care danger signs - Acute malnutrition (MUAC screening) ## Why This Matters Kenya has 105,000 Community Health Workers. Average patient-to-CHW ratio: 3,000:1 in rural areas. CHWs operate far from facilities with no real-time clinical support. This tool gives them AI-backed protocol guidance in Swahili, offline-capable. ## Disclaimer Educational demonstration. Not a substitute for clinical judgment or professional medical training. Emergency helpline: 0800 720 571 (Kenya MOH, free). --- *© 2026 Gabriel Mahia / AI Kung Fu LLC · MIT License* ## IP & Collaboration MIT licensed. Feedback via GitHub Issues only — pull requests are not accepted. Full policy: docs/architecture/IP_POLICY. …