New Delhi: An artificial intelligence tool deployed by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in 2022 may have helped issue more than 5,000 alerts of infectious outbreaks to health authorities in real-time since installation, according to a study. Developed by WadhwaniAI, a New Delhi-based healthcare AI solutions provider, the ‘Health Sentinel‘ tool could have … Read more
The pandemic was pivotal to healthcare’s digital transformation. Overnight, locked-down populations switched to telemedicine to consult their doctors. The pharmaceuticals industry leveraged the computing power of advanced digital technologies – cloud computing, machine learning and advanced analytics – to crash vaccine development timelines. India used its vast digital public infrastructure to manage the world’s largest … Read more
The United States slashing foreign aid risks piling pressure on already acute humanitarian crises across the globe, a World Health Organization official said Sunday, also warning against withdrawing from the UN agency. Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has effectively frozen foreign aid funding, moved to dismantle the US Agency for International Development … Read more
World Cancer Day is marked on February 4 of each year to raise awareness of cancer and its treatment globally. With cancer being the most significant cause of death globally, claiming an estimated 10 million deaths in 2022, it is crucial to sustain global initiatives to combat this ailment. HISTORY AND ORIGIN OF WORLD CANCER … Read more
Recent advancements in technology have made significant improvements in various areas of medicine, and allergy testing is no exception. One of the most exciting innovations is the Allergy Component Testing (CRD), which uses advanced technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance allergy diagnosis. This innovative multiplex allergy test examines 296 different allergens, providing a thorough … Read more
Mumbai: Mohit Sood, Regional Managing Principal at ZS, interacted with ETHealthworld‘s Prabhat Prakash about how India is utilising artificial intelligence (AI) and GenAI to address gaps in health delivery. He emphasiz=sed the need for a robust digital solution and a connected data ecosystem with AI to enhance healthcare accessibility and equity. Below are edited excerpts … Read more
Dr. Tresor Wakilongo, verifies the evolution of skin lesions on the ear of Innocent, suffering from mpox — an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus that sparks off a painful rash, enlarged lymph nodes and fever; at the treatment centre in Munigi, following mpox cases in Nyiragongo territory near Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic … Read more
The WHO-India donor agreement includes financial support for the work plan of the Centre, interim premises and a new building. File “India has committed $85 million over 10 years, 2022–2032, to support the programming of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Traditional Medicine Centre and this decade-long contribution will support a cross-sectoral programme of work to … Read more
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation is wading into the world of AI to provide basic health information through a human-like avatar. But while the bot responds sympathetically to users’ facial expressions, it doesn’t always know what it’s talking about. SARAH, short for Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health, is a virtual health worker that’s … Read more
By Kodeeswaran NatarajanThe merging of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) is proving to be a game-changer in the ever-changing world of healthcare. Imagine a tool that not only diagnoses and treats illnesses but also delves into the daily lives of individuals to find hidden health clues. Lately, the case of heart attacks among … Read more