Bloodless malaria test device invented 


Inventors of a bloodless malaria test say their device could help identify cases of the disease much.

The easier device which tests for Malaria without drawing blood is clipped onto a patient's finger and does not require a specialist to operate. 

Its red beam can detect changes in the colour, shape and concentration of red blood cells - all of which are affected by malaria. Nearly five hundred thousand people die from malaria every year, the vast majority in sub-Saharan Africa.  

Shafik Sekitto, from the Ugandan team behind the invention, spoke to the BBC about the device, which has just won a prestigious prize.


SOURCE: BBC
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