✍ From fieldwork to design: what Kenya taught us about building SkincAIr, by TeaCup Lab → skincair.health/from-fieldwo... TeaCup Lab has been in #Kenya, working closely with frontline healthcare workers to understand how skin #NTDs are diagnosed and managed in real-life settings. Don't miss it!

On #WorldHealthDay, SkincAIr reaffirms its commitment to fighting skin-related #NTDs in sub-Saharan Africa with an AI app designed for frontline healthcare workers. 🔗Find out how SkincAIr can help tackle the most prevalent skin NTDs in Africa: skincair.health/hidden-in-pl...

🎥The SkincAIr journey | Episode 1: Discovery trip to #Kenya by TeaCup Lab. the SkincAIr partner responsible for conducting #UX research to develop our #AI app, has begun conducting fieldwork in Kenya. Before they left, we interviewed them. Don't miss it⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Ar...

Mario Bravo and Emil Stelian from @upm.es took part in the round-table discussion, 'From Reactive to Predictive Medicine' at the Congreso TryIT! 🗣️ "This shift depends not only on #AImodels, but also on high quality data, real clinical integration, trust and usability, as demonstrated by SkincAIr"

6️⃣ Lymphatic Filariasis Lymphatic filariasis can lead to lifelong swelling and disability. 💡 SkincAIr’s long term goal: AI-supported tools to assist early identification and improve primary care response. #LymphaticFilariasis #NTDs #SkincAIr

📽️The SkincAIr journey | Episode 0: before the first image. Join us in Senegal, where Sherwood and CHOM are visiting dermatologists to test the prototype of the SkincAIr app. They gathered real world insights to shape our #AI app for the early detection of #SkinNTDs www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeeT...

📢 The new edition of the SkincAIr newsletter is now available! SkincAIr newsletter #3 | 🚀 The SkincAIr project's fieldwork phase has begun. Enjoy the reading ➡️ www.linkedin.com/pulse/skinca...

5⃣ Onchocerciasis: River blindness is not just about vision. #Onchocerciasis causes severe itching and skin damage long before eye disease appears. 📱 SkincAIr aims to strengthen early skin #NTDdetection through AI tools in primary care. Learn how: skincair.health/process/

Today, TeaCup Lab presented the insights report from their fieldwork trip to Kenya. This kind of meetings are essential to ensure that everyone in the consortium understands the current status of UX research. 🤝 ✨ At SkincAIr, we believe that teamwork is the key to success.

TeaCup Lab has just returned from its first fieldwork trip to Kenya. They visited various medical facilities, interviewed healthcare professionals, and visit a Maasai community, which provided them with a first-hand understanding of some of the challenges that affect access to healthcare services.

4⃣Buruli Ulcer: #Buruli often starts painless and progresses silently. 🩺 Early detection changes outcomes, as delayed diagnosis can mean severe skin destruction. SkincAIr envisions AI-powered support for frontline health workers to identify high risk lesions earlier. #NTDsWorldDay

🚀 TeaCup Lab role at SkincAIr. Part III. We're turning to a dimension that is often overlooked in #UX projects: ethical approval and the responsible engagement of human participants. Read more about Teacup's approach to #EthicalResearch practices ➡️ skincair.health/teacup-lab-r...

3️⃣ Leprosy: Leprosy is curable, but late diagnosis causes permanent disability. Early skin changes are often missed at primary care level. 💡 SkincAIr aims to support health workers with AI-assisted early detection tools. Ending stigma starts with early diagnosis. @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social

🚀 TeaCup Lab role at SkincAIr. Part II. They have had to conduct extensive #DesktopResearch in #UX to familiarise with the context in which the work will take place. 🗣️"Working on the SkincAIr project has shown us how valuable this step is and how much we lose when we skip it"

🎯SkincAIr Goals. 7⃣ Biggest data set ever recorded on skin NTDs: his dataset will include high-resolution images, clinical data, and metadata from a diverse range of patients across the targeted countries. Find out how we will achieve this goal: t.co/lpwp0Cs6at

🚀 TeaCup Lab role at SkincAIr, part I. Teacup Lab is a UX research consultancy working with global brands. 🎯 At SkincAIr they will be making sure the SkincAIr App is culturally relevant, user-friendly, and grounded in the everyday realities of frontline healthcare workers.

🎯SkincAIr Goals. 6⃣ Education and Knowledge transfer to frontline healthcare workers. SkincAIr provides frontline health workers with two key functionalities: AI-driven diagnostic support for identifying skin NTDs, & educational resources within the app. More information: skincair.health/process/

1️⃣ Scabies Scabies is more than an itch. It causes infections, sleep loss, stigma, and is still widespread in Sub-Saharan Africa. Early recognition at primary care level matters. 🩺 SkincAIr aims to support frontline health workers with an AI-powered app for early skin disease detection. #WorldNTDDay

🎯SkincAIr Goals. 5⃣ Reduce transmission: By shortening exposure times through improved detection methods, SkincAIr aims to reduce the transmission rates of skin #NTDs transmitted from person to person. Find out how we will achieve this goal: t.co/6kkDENhRy7

😍SkincAIr partners Centre Hospitalier de l'Ordre de Malte Dakar CHOM & Sherwood met with Ndeye Mbacke Kane, the coordinator of the National Programme against NTDs and President of the ESPEN OMS directive committee, to receive an award in recognition of their efforts to combat NTDs in Senegal.

📹 Live images of our colleagues from SkincAIr who are attending the national ceremony for Célébration de la Journée Mondiale de Lutte contre Les MTN (World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day) in Khombole, Senegal. Together, we can take action to address this global health crisis!

🎯SkincAIr Goals. 4⃣ Digital solution is culturally tailored: We will ensure that the digital solution is culturally tailored by taking an approach that addresses the socio-cultural and economic needs of front-line health workers. Find out how we will achieve this goal: t.co/6kkDENhRy7

🚀 SkincAIr is presented at classes at the @upm.es On Friday, researcher Mario Bravo participated at Dr Celia Fernández's 'Ethical and Social Aspects' class to introduce #SkincAIr to the students. He linked the project to topics covered in the course, such as professional responsibility and privacy.

Today, the SkincAIr consortium held its first 💫Quarterly Meeting💫 of the year. This online meeting was an opportunity to review progress, identify potential risks, as well as plan next steps to achieve our objectives. 🚨 Stay tuned for updates on our progress!

🎯SkincAIr Goals 3⃣Novel detection and prediction models of #AI We'll develop novel #AImodels to detect and predict the progression of #skinNTDs. This will improve their applicability to a wide range of skin diseases tones & conditions. Find out how we will achieve our goals: skincair.health/process/

📬 Subscribe to the skincAIr newsletter to stay connected! → Project milestones and breakthroughs. → Stories from the field that humanise what the data shows. → Insights into how AI, data and global health can break cycles of neglect. 🧷 t.co/Ra9dn6abD1

🎯SkincAIr Goals. 2⃣ Real-time epidemiologic surveillance: We will geolocate each suspected case and generate heat maps to track skin NTDs by country. 💡This enables real time #DataAnalysis to identify hotspots = faster interventions & more efficient allocation of resources.

💫SkincAIr according to us - YouTube playlist! In this series we meet some of the people behind the project and find out what makes it so special. You can now watch the videos available on the YouTube playlist we have created ➡️https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbTFTraXW2rDsItqi2iov7dLdc08X_lN1

🎯SkincAIr Goals. 1⃣Early detection of skin-NTDs To improve the speed and accuracy of #skinNTD identification by equipping frontline health workers with #opensource, AI-driven image recognition tools. 💡Faster clinical diagnoses, more timely treatment and improved patient outcomes.

We have many new faces among our followers 🤩! Bringing together 12 partners from Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa, SkincAIr is a multidisciplinar team in pursuit of a single mission: to empower frontline health workers with AI-driven tools for the early and effective detection of skin NTDs.

New year, ✨same wish✨! SkincAIr begins 2026 with the same goal with which it ended 2025: to fight skin-related neglected tropical diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa through an AI-powered app designed for frontline health workers. Follow us. We would love to have you on board!

✨We wish you a very happy 2026!✨ 2025 will always be a special year for SkincAIr, as it was when the consortium was born and we started working together towards a shared goal: to fight skin-related neglected tropical diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. Thank you for following us!

Discover the SkincAIr detection model! 💡We're developing an advanced #AI model for detecting skin conditions using medical images. 🎯 Our goal is to improve the early detection of skin #NTDs and speed up diagnoses and treatment decisions. More info: skincair.health/process/

The #SkincAIrGlossary - Understanding the language behind the project. 8️⃣ Health inequities: → They are differences in health status or in the distribution of health resources between different population groups.

📢 The new edition of the SkincAIr newsletter is out now! → Consortium updates → Interviews from the 'SkincAIr Origins' & 'SkincAIr According to Us' series. → New deliverables released. Don't miss it ⬇️! www.linkedin.com/pulse/wrappi...

The #SkincAIrGlossary - Understanding the language behind the project. 7⃣ Infectious diseases: → They are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi. → They can be spread, directly or indirectly, from one person to another.

📬 Subscribe to our newsletter! 🧐 Why it matters: Over 500 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are affected by skin NTDs, by signing up, you will become part of a network committed to changing this situation. Email newsletter: t.co/PHL0vwOFOv LinkedIn newsletter: t.co/Ra9dn6abD1

The #SkincAIrGlossary - Understanding the language behind the project. 6⃣ Cutting-edge #ML techniques: → They refer to the most advanced, state-of-the-art methods currently pushing the boundaries of what ML systems can achieve.

📽️ Enterprise Europe Network Canarias interviews David Shaikh, CEO of Sherwood Science and the technical coordinator of SkincAIr. Watch the full interview to find out more about the origins, objectives and benefits of SkincAIr ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLQK...

The #SkincAIrGlossary - Understanding the language behind the project. 5️⃣ AI-driven mobile app: → It leverages machine learning algorithms, natural language processing, and computer vision to enhance User experiences, improve functionalities & provide personalized services.

🎥 From vision to action: the SkincAIr origins story. David Shaik, CEO at Sherwood Science, tells us how the idea for the project came about and what he hopes the future holds for #SkincAIr. @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social Watch his full interview here ⬇️! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlAf...

The #SkincAIrGlossary - Understanding the language behind the project. 4️⃣Global health: → Focuses on improving health and achieving health equity worldwide. → Addresses transnational health issues, exploring their causes and potential solutions. @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social #GlobalHealth

🎥 From vision to action: the SkincAIr origins story. Carla Rodríguez Cuesta, operations coordinator at Sherwood Science, tells us how the idea for the project came about and what she hopes the future holds for SkincAIr. Watch her full interview here ⬇️! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoI4...

The #SkincAIrGlossary - Understanding the language behind the project. 3⃣ Frontline health workers: → the backbone of effective health systems. → often the first (and only) link to healthcare for millions of people. → work where care is most needed.

💫SkincAIr according to us💫 We meet some of the people behind SkincAIr and discover what makes the project so special. Today we present Joanne Yego, Research scientist at Kenya Medical REsearch Institute - KEMRI. Watch her interview⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd7Y...

💫SkincAIr according to us💫 We meet some of the people behind SkincAIr and discover what makes the project so special. Today we present Kassa Haile, local lead researcher at Armaeur Hansen Research Institute - AHRI. Watch his interview⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNAk...

The #SkincAIrGlossary - Understanding the language behind the project 1️⃣ Neglected Tropical Diseases (#NTDs): → Endemic in 149 countries. → Affect +1 billion people, many children. → Hit hardest in poor, rural areas. → Linked to lack of clean water & medicine.

Meet the ✨ SkincAIr partners✨ Université Catholique de Bukavu contributes as a key implementation and research partner in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), supporting field activities, data collection, and validation. 🔗 Learn more: skincair.health/team/

🙌 SkincAIr at #EURegionsWeek 2025! Sherwood — SkincAIr's technical coordinator — used this great opportunity to present an overview of the project and explain how the SkincAIr consortium came together. It was an honour to be part of such an important event 🤩!

Meet the ✨SkincAIr partners✨ Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief Initiative, Nigeria is an experienced organization in managing #NTDs. At SkincAIr LTR ensures that project’s activities are effectively adapted and executed within local Nigerian contexts. More info: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...