Lab profile
About Makerere AI Health Lab
The lab develops AI-powered diagnostic tools, curated datasets, and research partnerships to support diagnosis, disease surveillance, and health systems strengthening in low-resource African settings. Work focuses on building locally-owned, clinically-validated AI solutions for malaria, tuberculosis, cervical cancer, and maternal health that are designed around existing clinical workflows and infrastructure constraints.
01 · Research focus
Research areas and highlights
Topics and recent work as stated on the lab’s own site.
- The Ocular ProjectA 3D printable smartphone-to-microscope adapter with mobile and web applications for automated malaria and tuberculosis screening.
- Automated Mobile Microscopy for Malaria Diagnosis and Surveillance in UgandaDeveloping a rapid, low-cost malaria screening system using 3D printed smartphone adapters and deep learning models for real-time diagnostics and surveillance.
- Datasets for AI-Based Diagnosis of MalariaGenerating high-quality, open-labeled blood smear datasets from Uganda and Ghana using smartphone-mounted microscopes to support machine learning models.
- Curating a Dataset of Digital Pap Smear Images for Automated Cervical Cancer Screening in UgandaCurating a labeled digital dataset of 1,000 Pap smear images using smartphone-mounted microscopes for machine learning-based cervical cancer screening.
- A Machine Learning-aided Platform for Point-of-Care Pregnancy Risk Assessment from 2D UltrasoundAn AI-powered ultrasound screening tool integrating clinical, demographic, and imaging data to detect high-risk pregnancies early.
- Datasets for Artificial Intelligence-Based Solutions in Predicting Land Use/Cover Changes in UgandaUsing AI to analyze satellite and forestry inventory data for predicting land cover changes to support natural resource management.
02 · People
Leadership and researchers
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03 · Research intelligence
Research Intelligence evidence
Publications, grants and clinical trials linked to the lab’s researchers in Health AI Central’s research data.
Publications & preprints
- Adapting DeepLabV3+ for biopsy cervical cancer lesion segmentation.Frontiers in digital health · 2026
- A dataset of blood slide images for AI-based diagnosis of malaria.Data in brief · 2025
04 · Updates
Updates and lab news
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05 · Official presence
Lab sources and channels
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