Ugandans invent ‘smart jacket’ to diagnose pneumonia

Telecommunications engineer Olivia Koburongo holds a baby in front of pneumonia-diagnosing “smart jacket” at the Makerere University of Public Health in Kampala on January 16, 2017. AFP / ISAAC KASAMANI Kampala: A team of Ugandan engineers has invented a “smart jacket” that diagnoses pneumonia faster than a doctor, offering hope against a disease which kills more children worldwide than any other.