5,000 children die every day from preventable gastrointestinal diseases. Let that sink in.
The problem wasn’t medical knowledge: we know how to diagnose and treat these conditions. The real challenge was accessibility. In communities where healthcare infrastructure is limited, early detection tools are either too expensive, too complex, or simply unavailable. Traditional diagnostics require laboratories, trained technicians, and time. Luxuries many don’t have.
What Was at Stake
Bridging the gap between what medical science knows and what communities can actually access. Every day without a solution meant more preventable deaths.
How We Solved It
We built Hume, an AI powered diagnostic kit that brings lab grade parasitic detection to the places that need it most. This wasn’t just an engineering challenge. It was a design challenge.Our approach:
Made AI work without infrastructure: a standalone system that doesn’t need connectivity or complex lab setups.
Prioritized dignity alongside accuracy: an experience that respects patients and empowers local healthcare workers.
Built for real world conditions: field tested for durability, simplicity, and reliability.
Human centered from day one, because the best technology disappears into the experience.
The design is ready. Prototyped, tested, and now being evaluated by partners who can help bring it to communities that need it most.
Recognition & Impact
Red Dot Design Award (Design Concept category)
But here’s the thing: awards are validating. They look great on a wall. But they’re not why we built Hume.
We built Hume because 1.9 million children under five die every year from preventable diseases.The real measure of success isn’t a trophy. It’s every early diagnosis, every child who gets treatment in time., every community that gains control over its own health outcomes.
