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

Abstract The 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 A...

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Main Authors: Hassane Alami, Lysanne Rivard, Pascale Lehoux, Steven J. Hoffman, Stéphanie Bernadette Mafalda Cadeddu, Mathilde Savoldelli, Mamane Abdoulaye Samri, Mohamed Ali Ag Ahmed, Richard Fleet, Jean-Paul Fortin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Globalization and Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12992-020-00584-1
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Summary:Abstract The 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.
ISSN:1744-8603