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Eronmosele/Pidgin-Health-Assistant

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🩺 Pidgin Health Assistant

Polite, culturally aware AI assistant that gives healthcare information in Nigerian Pidgin English.

This chatbot helps users access verified health advice — such as malaria, HIV, or preventive care — using natural conversational Pidgin. It was developed as part of a research thesis on fine-tuning large language models (LLMs) for low-resource languages and culturally aligned public-health communication.

🧠 Features

✅ Responds in Nigerian Pidgin English ✅ Provides culturally relevant health guidance ✅ Based on curated FAQ dataset (data/faq_pidgin_clean.json) ✅ Built with Gradio + Python interface ✅ Can be extended with fine-tuned LLM (LoRA/Unsloth) backend

🧩 Tech Stack

—Frontend: Gradio (Blocks UI)
—Backend: Python 3.10+
—Data: Cleaned JSON FAQ dataset
—Deployment: Hugging Face Spaces

⚠ Disclaimer

This assistant no replace doctor advice. If condition serious, abeg see health worker quick.

📚 Credits

Developed by Eronmosele Austin Oboh University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) 2025 Master’s Thesis – Fine-tuning Large Language Models for Culturally Relevant Healthcare in Pidgin English.