Kenya: iZola Unveils Xaidi App, Kenya's 1st AI Powered Health Coach for Families With Special Needs

16 November 2023
Capital FM (Nairobi)
By Florah Njoroge

Nairobi — iZola has today launched Xaidi App, a new digital health helper that seeks to empower special needs children and their families by enabling them to navigate their day-to-day life challenges and opportunities in their healthcare journey.

The innovative AI App built by young Kenyans in collaboration with colleagues from Germany, leverages on data from globally renown research institutions and uses cutting edge GPT technology to provide much needed assistance by providing special needs children and their care givers with much needed information in both English and Swahili, simplifying their journey.

Xaidi is a free, first of its kind community health assistant App, designed to help parents of neurodivergent children feel more supported and confident in handling learning and thinking differences.

"Children and young people with developmental disabilities are a large and growing population across the globe," Philip Nzenge, Deputy Director, Directorate of Children Services said.

"According to the UNICEF 2023 Global Report on Children with Developmental Disabilities, in 2019 there were approximately 317 million children and adolescents with health conditions that contribute to developmental disabilities globally," Nzenge added.

"These children's needs have however been neglected in health systems planning and policy provisions for health. I therefore commend iZola on launching Xaidi App as this is in line with our mission of creating a barrier free society of persons leaving with disability."

The digital companion app caters to special needs such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) care journey.

Xaidi can also be used by any Kenyan to access any information on health instantly.

"For many parents of special needs children, it can be difficult to find resources to enable their children thrive," Wamuyu Owotoki Co-Founder and CEO of iZola added.

"Driven by this reality, iZola has created Xaidi a health helper App leveraging artificial intelligence to foster a healthcare ecosystem that is tailored to the diverse needs of special needs families."

"The App is aimed at creating a safe space where parents and caregivers can ask questions and seek reassurance while receiving feedback instantly 24/7."

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