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Collaborating with governments, public, private, and international organizations, as well as global health leaders, HealthAI focuses on AI governance and regulation to ensure that AI transforms healthcare for all, not just the privileged few.
Positioned at the intersection of healthcare, artificial intelligence, and policy, HealthAI aims to bridge the gap between emerging technologies and accessibility, particularly for low- and middle-income countries.
By fostering trust, governance, and collaboration, HealthAI is shaping a future where health technologies benefit every population worldwide.
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HealthAI Unveils Community of Practice to Advance Responsible AI Governance
HealthAI Unveils Community of Practice to Advance Responsible AI Governance
HealthAI launches a groundbreaking global forum designed to strengthen the deployment of Responsible AI governance frameworks in health
HealthAI and Singapore’s Ministry of Health Forge Partnership to Advance Governance of AI in Healthcare
Collaboration launched to advance AI healthcare governance and position Singapore as a hub of excellence in Responsible AI
HealthAI Secures Grant from Patrick J. McGovern Foundation to Drive Regulatory Excellence and Innovation
The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation (PJMF) is a philanthropic organization dedicated to advancing artificial intelligence and data science solutions to create a thriving, equitable, and sustainable future for all. PJMF works in partnership with public, private, and social institutions to drive progress on our most pressing challenges, including digital health, climate change, broad digital access, and data maturity in the social sector.
Ricardo Baptista Leite, CEO of HealthAI, announced as 2024-2025 Obama Foundation Leader
Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite, CEO of ‘HealthAI - The Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health’ is among 205 global leaders selected to join the Obama Foundation Leaders program. The program trains participants worldwide in leadership development and civic engagement to help them build their skills and scale their work across public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
Norway invests in improving global regulation of Artificial Intelligence use in health care
the Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health, together with the Norwegian Government, announced today a critical investment in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) to build capacity to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in health.
HealthAI's New Community Set To Tackle the Urgent Need for Regulation of AI in Health
To tackle the critical and growing demand for effective regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in health, HealthAI - The Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health announces the launch of its Global Community of Practice (CoP). The purpose of HealthAI's COP is to bolster each country's ability to develop informed regulations that ensure AI's ethical and equitable use in health.
Joint Statement from HealthAI and Transform Health.
HealthAI joins Transform Health in urging G20 leaders to prioritize key action areas in advancing digital health transformation.
Introducing HealthAI
Four years ago, the International Digital Health and AI Research Collaborative (I-DAIR) was founded to strengthen collaborative, equitable research on the use of digital health and artificial intelligence (AI) in health systems around the world. Today, we are please to launch our new organizational strategy under our new identity.
Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite appointed as new CEO
I-DAIR is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite as its new Chief Executive Officer.
HealthAI in the News
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Ricardo Baptista Leite: "It is not acceptable that...
Ricardo Baptista Leite: “It is not acceptable that there are still people that don’t have access to health care with the vast amount of resources and technology available in the world!”
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“Artificial Intelligence Opens a New Era of Patient Care..."
“Artificial Intelligence Opens a New Era of Patient Care, Need to Establish Global Governance”
Dr Ricardo Baptista Leite, CEO of HealthAI, made these remarks in a lecture titled “Challenges and Opportunities for Global Governance of AI in Healthcare,” a side event of the “World Bio Summit 2024,” held at Songdo Convensia in Incheon on November 11, 2024.
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The Regulator’s Dilemma
“What concerns me most is that humanity could let fear stop us from harnessing the potential that AI can offer patients, families, healthcare workers, and local economies,” says Dr. Ricardo Baptista Leite, MD, CEO of HealthAI—The Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health.
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Ensuring Ethical AI Implementation: HealthAI Launches Global Community of Practice
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can save lives – but “we need to get the regulations right,” according to Dr Ricardo Baptista Leite, CEO of HealthAI, the agency responsible for artificial intelligence in health.
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Interview: Ricardo Baptista Leite, HealthAI and UNITE Parliamentarians Network for Global Health
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Ensuring Ethical AI Implementation: HealthAI Launches Global Community of Practice
To address the urgent need for the robust regulation of AI in the healthcare sector, HealthAI has initiated a worldwide community of practice (CoP), the organisation said last week.
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Health AI: Geneva Initiative Launches Global Agency to Support Artificial Intelligence Regulation
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Geopolitics of Global Health (Part 1)
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HealthAI will promote the discussion around the use of AI in healthcare - with INESC TEC contribution
Improving the countries' capacity to regulate Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the healthcare sector - this is the primary objective of HealthAI, a non-profit organisation that INESC TEC has joined as a member of the Community of Practice.