naolfeyo/fayyaa-health

AI Symptom Triage & Care Navigator for Ethiopia — English, Amharic, and Afaan Oromo # Fayyaa Care — AI Symptom Triage & Care Navigator Fayyaa Care is a multilingual, AI-powered symptom triage and care navigation tool designed to improve healthcare access in underserved communities. By leveraging advanced Large Language Models (LLMs) and Speech-to-Text capabilities, Fayyaa Care helps patients understand the urgency of their symptoms in their native language—bridging the gap between digital healthcare and communities facing language barriers or low digital literacy. ## 🌍 The Problem Millions of people worldwide struggle to determine whether a symptom requires urgent medical care, a routine doctor visit, or simple home rest. This issue is amplified in underserved and rural communities due to: - **Language Barriers:** Existing digital health tools are predominantly English-only, making them inaccessible to speakers of languages like Amharic or Afaan Oromo. - **Low Digital Literacy:** Complex navigation menus and medical jargon confuse users. - **Healthcare Strain:** Misinterpreting symptoms leads to overcrowded emergency rooms or dangerously ignored serious conditions. ## 💡 The Solution Fayyaa Care provides a simple, conversational interface where patients can speak or type their symptoms naturally. The AI agent acts as a virtual navigator that: 1. **Listens:** Accepts natural language input via voice or text. 2. **Questions:** Asks intelligent follow-up questions to gauge severity and duration. 3. **Reasons:** Classifies the urgency into a clear, color-coded tier (🟢 Self-care, 🟡 See a doctor, 🔴 Emergency). 4. **Explains:** Provides plain-language reasoning for its decision and recommends next steps. 5. **Remembers:** Maintains a longitudinal patient history to track recurring patterns across visits. ## ✨ Key Features - **Multilingual Support:** Full conversational support for **English**, **Amharic (አማርኛ)**, and **Afaan Oromo (Oromoo)**. - **Voice-First Interaction:** Integrated Web Speech API and Google Cloud STT/TTS allows users to speak the …