ML-Based Decision Support in Point-Of-Care Testing ‎Devices: Revolutionising Rural Healthcare

  • Authors

    • Venudhar Rao Hajari Independent Researcher Nagpur University, India
    https://doi.org/10.14419/rns2ce84

    Received date: September 24, 2025

    Accepted date: December 24, 2025

    Published date: December 26, 2025

  • Machine Learning; Point-of-Care Testing; Rural Healthcare; Portable Diagnostics; Decision ‎Support Systems; Clinical AI.

  • Abstract

    Specialized diagnostic personnel and centralised laboratories are not available in most rural and ‎underserved health-care settings. This implies that the devices are less accurate in delivering ‎medical care, leading to delays. PoCT Devices Using Machine Learning (ML) Based Decision ‎Support is a high-impact technology. Point-of-care diagnostics such as blood analysers, mobile ‎microscopes, and disease test kits are designed to support community-level diagnostics by frontline ‎health workers. With the integration of ML algorithms, these devices can analyze data in real time, ‎identify patterns, and generate predictions. This leads to faster diagnosis, less human error, and ‎personalized treatment. This paper discusses how to train ML models for low-power and offline ‎environments. It looks at their capabilities in the rural environment and their ability to deliver the ‎appropriate responses. Data privacy issues, model robustness, and field parameterisation are also ‎discussed. The paper evaluates how ML-enabled PoCT devices can reduce the inequality in ‎healthcare. Stand-alone ambulance solutions are a relatively low-cost and widely scalable service ‎that can help grow medical capabilities in rural areas where they are otherwise missing‎.

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    Hajari, V. R. . (2025). ML-Based Decision Support in Point-Of-Care Testing ‎Devices: Revolutionising Rural Healthcare. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 14(8), 562-569. https://doi.org/10.14419/rns2ce84