Artificial intelligence in health care: laying the Foundation for Responsible, sustainable, and inclusive innovation in low- and middle-income countries Journal Articles uri icon

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abstract

  • AbstractThe World Health Organization and other institutions are considering Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a technology that can potentially address some health system gaps, especially the reduction of global health inequalities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, because most AI-based health applications are developed and implemented in high-income countries, their use in LMICs contexts is recent and there is a lack of robust local evaluations to guide decision-making in low-resource settings. After discussing the potential benefits as well as the risks and challenges raised by AI-based health care, we propose five building blocks to guide the development and implementation of more responsible, sustainable, and inclusive AI health care technologies in LMICs.

authors

  • Alami, Hassane
  • Rivard, Lysanne
  • Lehoux, Pascale
  • Hoffman, Steven
  • Cadeddu, Stéphanie Bernadette Mafalda
  • Savoldelli, Mathilde
  • Samri, Mamane Abdoulaye
  • Ag Ahmed, Mohamed Ali
  • Fleet, Richard
  • Fortin, Jean-Paul

publication date

  • December 2020