Matibabu

Matibabu is a Windows Phone application that quickly diagnoses for malaria without pricking the body to collect a blood sample. To use Matibabu, connect a custom piece of hardware, the matiscope, to the Windows phone. By placing their fingers inside the matiscope, users will send information to the app to help Matibabu determine if they have malaria.
The team, from Uganda, realized how painful, costly, and inefficient the process of detecting and treating malaria can be. Before the competition, one team member contracted the disease and was subjected to a series of prickings.
While treatment may be available, the current process of detection does not allow for effective treatment. "With this solution, Matibabu, we are able to diagnose for malaria in its early stages which will help reduce malaria by more than 75% in 2015 as by World Health Organisation," said team member Simon Fred Lubambo. The Matibabu won the Cup's Women's Empowerment Award.