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Day 6: When a 6-year-old was prescribed an adult dose - Building health AI for India's hidden risks
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Day 6: When a 6-year-old was prescribed an adult dose - Building health AI for India's hidden risks

DEV Community·Pururva Agarwal·about 1 month ago
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My heart sank when my maid, Shanti, showed me the prescription. Her 6-year-old daughter, Riya, had a cough and fever. The local clinic had prescribed an antibiotic - the exact same adult dosage I take sometimes. Riya weighs about 20kg. An adult antibiotic dose for a child? This wasn't negligence in the malicious sense, but a breakdown in communication, a rushed consultation, and perhaps a system that doesn't account for the unique vulnerabilities of every family. This wasn't some abstract problem I read about in a report. This was real. This was a child I knew. This was the moment GoDavaii stopped being just a 'cool AI project' and became an urgent necessity. The Silent Language Barrier: Where Errors Slip Through In India, healthcare is a mosaic. You have top-tier hospitals, local clinics, traditional healers, and grandmothers with generations of wisdom. But between a tired doctor, a nervous parent, and a language barrier - Shanti speaks Hindi, the doctor spoke mostly English - critical details can get lost.…

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