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Pulmonary disease is responsible for 14% of deaths worldwide. Pneumonia is the leading cause of death for children under 5 years old, COPD is the second leading cause of death for adults in India, and Asthma and Tuberculosis are significant causes of disability. Unfortunately, in India pulmonary disease is under-diagnosed or largely ignored in the primary care system because rural doctors and health workers are not fully trained to diagnose pulmonary disease and few tools exist to help doctors.
eKisaan foundation is working with MIT D-Lab to help field test low-cost diagnostic tools developed by MIT and The Chest Research Foundation in India. These tools make use of the mobile phone to perform simple tests and apply smart algorithms.

Visual learning materials is effective in enriching the classroom experience for students by enabling them to observe situations and processes which are otherwise difficult to portray inside the classroom on a blackboard. Extensive studies have generated evidence to support that the use of digital audio visual materials – either static images or video – during the teaching process can raise students’ attention levels and can also significantly improve their performance in retention and comprehension tasks.
E-learning and Digital class room were till now confined to the Urban and Elite schools since current solutions are expensive and consume more power requiring expensive power backup. eKisaan foundation is working with UTeach team to help field test an integrated low cost solution that uses substantially lesser power.