iH-rred:About

This project is a joint effort between Fundació Probitas, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and Vall d'Hebron Intitut de Recerca (VHIR). Its general objective is to contribute on the one hand to the achievement of facilitating the diagnosis of malaria and blood parasites such as Chagas disease, and on the other hand, developing an effective, affordable and quality diagnostic system. The aim of the project is to develop a system to reduce underdiagnosis as well as the effort and time required to perform a quality diagnosis. All that at a very low cost and following the official protocols of the health institutions in each country. As a result, the objectives that go beyond the aims of the project are also achieved, such as the creation of a database of labeled images and the development of a low-cost system for obtaining microscopy images.