Affiliation:
1. National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
Abstract
This chapter presents a voice-enabled mobile application that provides preliminary medical diagnosis of non-fatal diseases. It operates in Urdu language, asking questions from the user and responding in the form of a voice-based dialogue. It addresses the problem of lack of hospitals and medical facilities, especially in rural areas. Furthermore, due to the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19, people are wary of visiting the over-crowded government hospitals. The mobile application developed by the authors provides a quick and inexpensive preliminary diagnosis and medical advice. In case of emergency, it recommends a nearby hospital/doctor. As the system is in Urdu language and voice based, it is well-suited to the Pakistani population's low literacy rate. The application user interface is engineered to be intuitive and simple to use.
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