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When you are asked how #AI4Good benefits #GlobalHealth, you now have answers to share from Dino Rech at Audere. He answers these topical questions: - Is #AI Hype or a New Reality? - Can AI overcome #Infrastructure limitations? - Are AI solutions practical #DigitalHealth tools? - Does AI have too many #hallucinations? - Can AI solutions scale with #sustainability? Great talking points for Dhevi Kumar Mitul Shah Dr.Naveen Sethi Hope Neighbor Malik Faizullah Emily Blynn Alanna Shaikh Rouella Mendonca Rowena Luk Olivia Velez, PhD MS MPH RN FAAN Emily Mangone Matthew Saxton Andrea Novella Adele Waugaman

Closing the Diabetes care inequality gap with digital health interventions 👏🙌 Great work from our partner Medtronic LABS #worlddiabetesday

Mark your calendars to hear from the Audere team at this year's Global Digital Health Network Forum in Nairobi. Only 3 weeks to go! 🗓️ 04 Dec Title: Artificial Intelligence and Digital Public Infrastructure: Innovations for scalable disease surveillance and campaign effectiveness  ⏰11:20-12:05 pm Speaker: Rouella Mendonca Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Symposium featuring eGov Foundation and @vector cam  Title: Staying below the radar: Innovation, Partnerships, and Technology for Health Impact in Nigeria - led by EHA Clinics / e-health Africa ⏰1:30pm-2:30pm Speaker: Dino Rech (panel) Title Ethical and Robust AI: A Comprehensive Evaluation Framework for Accuracy & Viability ⏰10-11pm (virtual) Speaker: Rouella Mendonca and Bronte Sihan Li, MS, MLS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🗓️ 04 Dec 📲APPY HOUR DEMONSTRATIONS ⏰5:30-7pm 🦟 Enhancing Malaria Care with AI: Demonstrating Burundi’s roll-out of Audere HealthPulse AI in partnership with Enabel and Blue Square 🖥️ Enhancing Health Outcomes with AI: A hands-on demonstration and insights from the development of a multimodal AI integration Toolkit (demonstrating our self-care from anywhere work in SA and Zimbabwe) 📱Deployment of an AI powered digital health solution in Rwanda. Presented by Fionet Inc. who will showcase their app which includes Audere's HealthPulse AI computer vision for mRDTs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🗓️ 05 Dec Title: McGovern Symposium in AI for health equity track: Scaling AI Solutions for Integrated and Equitable Health Systems ⏰8:15-9am Speaker: Dino Rech (Plenary) The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation | FIND | Nexleaf Analytics | Jacaranda Health Title: A Collective Approach to Advancing Safe, Effective GenAI for Global Health ⏰10-11am Speaker: Sarah Morris (panel) PATH | Center for 4th Industrial Revolution | Medtronic LABS | World Health Organization | Google Health Title: One Step Ahead: AI-Enabled Strategies for Compliance and Fraud Prevention in Digital Health Programs - led by Maisha Meds ⏰9pm-10pm (virtual) interactive workshop Link to agenda: https://bit.ly/4fqDuuO Registration: https://bit.ly/4eABxKN

The allure of AI is clear. Donors and health organisations are increasingly interested in understanding its potential and impact in transforming health systems in LMICs. Yet despite enthusiasm, there are still critical questions that remain.   We always say at Audere that we are ‘cautious optimists,’ and in this article written by our CEO Dino Rech, published on ICT Works, he answers the five biggest questions that break down any misconceptions surrounding AI ( which can slow down much-needed investment in global health) – highlighting that thoughtful AI has the power to meaningfully impact the healthcare of many in under resourced settings.   Have a read, and send us ‘your’ questions about AI and healthcare in the comments below 🙏🏾 https://bit.ly/3Oa1JBo  

🌍 Find out how AI can improve healthcare access, outcomes, and service delivery in Maternal and Child Health! Join webinar 2 of the series hosted by the American Public Health Association on November 14, where leaders in digital health, including our own CPO, Sarah Morris, will discuss the transformative role of AI in Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Youth Health (MNCYH). Sarah will be joined by Rachel Hall-Clifford, Zahra Hoodbhoy, and Meg McLaughlin to explore the latest innovations, opportunities, challenges, and ethical considerations involved in applying AI to improve health outcomes for vulnerable populations. See you there! 📅 Date: November 14, 2024 ⏰ Time: 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM Eastern Register here: https://bit.ly/GMCHNAI

"As for applying AI ethically and inclusively, I think one of the most promising areas is filling the gap in empathetic conversations – those areas where busy health care workers don’t have the time to engage with patients in the way they’d like. There’s a great example funded by the Gates Foundation – the company leading the project is called Audere – where an empathetic chatbot is used to encourage people with HIV to seek care, stay in care, and understand their treatment options. It’s not a medical device or diagnostic tool, but it addresses the problem of treatment retention and care-seeking behavior. These kinds of AI-driven tools could solve some of the critical challenges we face in health care, like getting patients to seek care at the right time and keeping them engaged in care." Bilal A Mateen , Chief AI Officer, PATH . 🙏 Thank you for the mention Bilal! Great interview and insights on how technology can transform the global healthcare ecosystem! 👏

Check out the poster session by our Director of Product Shawna Cooper at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting on 16 November in New Orleans.   We showcase a 4-country study where we evaluate potential issues and anomalies identified from photos of mRDTs and explore where artificial intelligence (AI) technologies could be implemented to identify RDT performance and interpretation challenges. Poster title: Digital Insights Into Malaria Testing: Analyzing RDT Challenges in Four African Nations 📜Poster Session C - Saturday, November 16 🆔 Presentation ID: LB-9428   ⏰Time:  11 am – 12:45 pm United States Central Time Zone 🏛️Venue: New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA ✏️Register here: https://bit.ly/3UHu2ef

Celebrating the hidden heroes ⭐ Imagine you’re a Community Health Volunteer (CHV) in rural Kenya, tirelessly visiting households and providing critical care, often without the support or recognition you deserve. You’re not just managing the physical health of your patients, but also carrying the emotional weight of their struggles. Now add the challenge of balancing your responsibilities to the community with those at home, all while facing limited resources and overwhelming workloads. For many CHVs, this is the reality of their day-to-day lives. Often feeling isolated in their struggles, we've penned a blog to share the stories of CHVs, shedding light on the often-unseen mental strain behind their critical work - and looking at the steps we can take to offer much-needed support. These insights were gathered from a study we conducted in Busia County. Read the blog here - and stay tuned for the next post in this series ⭐ https://bit.ly/3YWY93G Sasha Frade, PhD

Exciting lineup at this year’s Global Digital Health Network forum with top global healthcare leaders, including our CEO Dino Rech 🙌🏾 who will be joined by Sarah Morris, Rouella Mendonca, and Bronte Sihan Li, MS, MLS Don’t miss it!🗓️⏰

It felt great to be back in the Bay Area last week, near my alma mater, Berkeley, while attending the Stanford Center for Digital Health (CDH) Annual Symposium. I left feeling energized about the future of digital health, both locally and globally, with a renewed focus on balancing innovation with ethical responsibility and meaningful, human-centered care. Here are a few themes that resonated with how we approach AI at Audere: 🤝 Human-AI Collaboration: Dr. Nicholas Christakis from Yale shared compelling research on how AI can support humans in complex tasks. When AI collaborates with us—bringing fresh perspectives or even acknowledging mistakes—creativity and trust can flourish. This approach is essential as we integrate AI to enhance, not replace, human activities. ✔ Importance of Transparency: Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Editor in Chief of JAMA, discussed AI’s role in digital publishing. If LLMs like ChatGPT assist in manuscript creation, transparency is key, and authors, not AI, must have the final edit. 🌎 AI in Global Health: Dr. Till Barnighausen, Dr. Maya Adam, CK Cheruvettolil, and Dr. Ruth O'Hara explored real-world applications in low-resource settings, discussing how tools like AI-powered mobile apps could support Community Health Workers (CHWs) and bridge healthcare gaps in underserved regions. They also posed an essential question: Is perfection always the goal? In cases where AI augments rather than replaces health workers, a cost-effective “good enough” solution may be more impactful. ↪ Connecting AI to Outcomes: Fellow Canadian Dr. Neesh Pannu from the University of Alberta emphasized the need to link AI outputs to actionable outcomes. Her analogy—“know the clay you have before making bricks”—was a valuable reminder of the foundational work required to make AI impactful. Lastly, hearing of the evolution of telehealth services at Stanford Health Care was inspiring. Dr. David Entwistle shared they’re now servicing 60,000 telehealth visits per month, up from 2,000 just four years ago. Clearly, #DigitalFirst healthcare is here to stay. Thank you to the Stanford Center for Digital Health (CDH) for such an insightful day and to Sara Anderson of the Bay Area Global Health Alliance for all the great connections! (ChatGPT 4o supported edits of this post)