What machine learning can offer Nigeria’s healthcare system
IMAGINE it’s 2030 – and a typical day in a Nigerian healthcare setting. In earlier decades, when a patient walked in, they could see piles of folders and a clutter of pens scattered all over the office. They’d have a long wait before being seen by a medical professional. Today, clinicians use technology to navigate easily through a system that’s centred on the patient. BUSAYO AJUWON, Research Associate |PhD Candidate, Australian National University ALICE RICHARDSON, Associate professor, Australian National University BRETT LIDBURY, Associate Professor So what has changed? Information in physical folders and files has been captured and used. A…