The competition was undertaken by 22 teams. They were tasked to develop solutions across 5 main thematic areas. They are; — Universal Health Coverage – Mapping SOlutions – Nutrition Solutions – Maternal health and newborn solutions – Warning systems Three judges, Frank Tamre, Simon Ndoria and Selam Emiru presided over the event. The winning team built an AI-Stick designed to help the visually impaired. The runners-up, Chanjo Plus; developed a system that avails vaccine information to mothers. Iris innovations developed an AI chatbot to promote mental health in the workplace. Nutritribe came in fourth with a conversational platform for nutritionists/dieticians and users to engage in conversation on good nutrition Nutritech is a messaging system built with the aim of creating awareness on non-communicable diseases affecting the population and by region. The winning team, AI-Stick, walked home with $1000, a slot for incubation at iHub, as well as coaches to guide them along their journey to improve their product, business model, and financial model. The second runners-up, Iris Innovations has also been pre-selected to apply for the 2018 Amref Innovate for Life incubation program that starting soon.
