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AI enters school health checks with 2027 expansion

BusinessMirror reports on Project SIGLA, ECAIR's AI screening tool for learner health data, which DepEd plans to expand toward nationwide use by early 2027.

BusinessMirror
Press coverage of Project SIGLA school health screening

Summary

BusinessMirror reports that DepEd intends to expand Project SIGLA, the AI-assisted health and nutrition screening tool developed under ECAIR, by early 2027. The tool analyzes learner height and weight data to flag children at risk of malnutrition.

Details

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