Why global health organisations are hiring chief AI officers

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We have seen evidence of this with the splitting of chief information officers from chief technology officers and, in the health space, the introduction of chief digital health and health equity officers..

In response to this critical need for greater strategic integration of AI in healthcare, we have appointed an inaugural chief AI officer probably the first of its kind within the NGO sector and likely the youngest, yet highly accomplished, to hold such a position..

PATHs vision for the structural integration of AI to achieve health equity, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, underlines many important notions: financing, localization, digital transformation and regulation..

Additionally, the conversation on AI integration in healthcare delivery would be incomplete without a transformative investment in low- and middle-income countries digital public infrastructure to capitalize on the coming ubiquity of AI in healthcare...

This inaugural appointment of the chief AI officer at PATH ushers a new era of revolutionary transformations awaiting organizations working in this space, all for the ultimate goal of accelerating global health equity for a prosperous future for all...