2025 | Excellent | Health | Nigeria | SDG10 | SDG3 | SDG9
Ukubona

Organisation Name

Paybuddy

Industry

Health services

Organisation Website

https://ukubona.cloud/

Country

Nigeria

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being

SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

SDG 10: Reduced Inequality

General Description of the AI tool

Ukubona is an AI-powered DICOM Viewer that supports radiologists by automatically detecting and highlighting abnormalities in X-rays. It identifies 14+ disease conditions, flags artifacts, classifies normal scans, and generates preliminary diagnostic reports in seconds. Integrated with transcription tools, it accelerates diagnosis, reduces errors, and optimizes hospital workflows in low-resource environments.

Relevant Research and Publications

WHO (2023) — “Radiology Workforce in Africa: Bridging Diagnostic Gaps.”

Ukubona Internal Pilot Report (2024) — AI-assisted X-ray interpretation at FMC Lagos.

Nigerian AI Research Scheme (2024) — Localization of healthcare AI datasets.

World Bank (2023) — “AI Adoption in Emerging Market Health Systems.”

Radiology Society of Nigeria (2024) — “Digital Radiology in Resource-Limited Hospitals.”

Needs

Funding

Customers

R&D expertise

HPC resources and/or Cloud Computing Services

CONTACT

International Research Centre
on Artificial Intelligence (IRCAI)
under the auspices of UNESCO 

Jožef Stefan Institute
Jamova cesta 39
SI-1000 Ljubljana

info@ircai.org
ircai.org

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