Thursday, July 6, 2023

Description of Activities on AI by WHO

Recognizing the importance of health technology, including artificial intelligence, WHO Member States adopted joint solutions for digital health at the 71st World Health Assembly, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 26 May 2018 (WHO, 2018). Following this, the Member State endorsed the Global Digital Health Strategy 2020.


2025 (www.who.int/dhstrategy), which highlights the importance of skills. It is based on 172 actions approved by Member States, focusing on digital health management and human health systems.

It also raises important ethical questions such as artificial intelligence, fairness and digital sharing, data protection, and the regulation of private businesses, including some of the world's leading technology companies in this field. Therefore, better relations and cooperation between low- and middle-income countries in AI R&D is an important part of greater cooperation that needs to be strengthened.

WHO has created specific projects and guidance to help strengthen the role of AI, ways to improve research resources, and the appropriate use of knowledge, training, and skills development to address these issues.

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