Nigerian health-technology company Helium Health says it has received a $2.5 million Google.org grant for an artificial-intelligence programme aimed at improving maternal healthcare.
The company said the funding will support HeliumMum, a project designed to help health workers identify pregnancy risks earlier using clinical decision-support tools. It said the programme is to begin in Lagos before expanding to Delta, Kano and Oyo states.
Helium Health said it aims to reach 1.9 million pregnant women over three years. That is a company target, rather than a measure of patients already reached under the new grant.
Google.org’s AI for Government Innovation recipients page lists Helium Health Foundation, which it says is working with the Lagos, Delta, Oyo and Kano state governments to help women identify early risks and reach timely maternal care. The page does not state the grant amount, which comes from the company and WeeTracker.
For patients, the test will be whether the proposed tools can be integrated into day-to-day maternity care and help frontline staff act earlier when complications emerge. The company said it will combine risk detection with clinical support for community health workers.
Helium Health develops electronic medical records, hospital-management and healthcare-financing software. The company said previous maternal-health programmes had reached more than 3.5 million women; that figure has not been independently audited by NaijaTrend.
Sources: Google.org; WeeTracker.
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