Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare in Emerging Markets

Half of the world’s population remains without access to essential health services, with many individuals driven into poverty each year by out-of-pocket health expenses. UNCTAD estimates that to meet health-related Sustainable Development Goal obje...

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Main Authors: Mrazek, Monique, O'Neill, Felicity
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/733971606368563566/Artificial-Intelligence-and-Healthcare-in-Emerging-Markets
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spelling okr-10986-348552021-04-23T14:02:10Z Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare in Emerging Markets Mrazek, Monique O'Neill, Felicity MATERNAL HEALTH CHILD HEALTH EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY MACHINE LEARNING WELLNESS PRECISION MEDICINE Half of the world’s population remains without access to essential health services, with many individuals driven into poverty each year by out-of-pocket health expenses. UNCTAD estimates that to meet health-related Sustainable Development Goal objectives, over 140 billion dollars in private sector finance is required annually between 2015 and 2030. Significant investments in health technology, including those using digital health and artificial intelligence, are expected to contribute to bridging the health service gap in emerging markets, given the potential of these new innovations to reach underserved patients. Many health-tech innovators are integrating AI into their product solutions, with early examples showing promise in improving diagnoses, reducing costs, and enabling access to remote health services. COVID-19 has accelerated the pace of transition to digital health applications, including those that integrate AI. On a system-wide level, much remains to be done by all healthcare stakeholders to create sustainable ecosystems that facilitate these innovations in achieving scale while beneficially reaching the lowest-income patients in emerging markets. 2020-12-02T15:14:08Z 2020-12-02T15:14:08Z 2020-09 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/733971606368563566/Artificial-Intelligence-and-Healthcare-in-Emerging-Markets http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34855 English EMCompass;Note 91 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo International Finance Corporation International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic MATERNAL HEALTH
CHILD HEALTH
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
MACHINE LEARNING
WELLNESS
PRECISION MEDICINE
spellingShingle MATERNAL HEALTH
CHILD HEALTH
EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY
MACHINE LEARNING
WELLNESS
PRECISION MEDICINE
Mrazek, Monique
O'Neill, Felicity
Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare in Emerging Markets
relation EMCompass;Note 91
description Half of the world’s population remains without access to essential health services, with many individuals driven into poverty each year by out-of-pocket health expenses. UNCTAD estimates that to meet health-related Sustainable Development Goal objectives, over 140 billion dollars in private sector finance is required annually between 2015 and 2030. Significant investments in health technology, including those using digital health and artificial intelligence, are expected to contribute to bridging the health service gap in emerging markets, given the potential of these new innovations to reach underserved patients. Many health-tech innovators are integrating AI into their product solutions, with early examples showing promise in improving diagnoses, reducing costs, and enabling access to remote health services. COVID-19 has accelerated the pace of transition to digital health applications, including those that integrate AI. On a system-wide level, much remains to be done by all healthcare stakeholders to create sustainable ecosystems that facilitate these innovations in achieving scale while beneficially reaching the lowest-income patients in emerging markets.
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O'Neill, Felicity
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O'Neill, Felicity
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title Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare in Emerging Markets
title_short Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare in Emerging Markets
title_full Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare in Emerging Markets
title_fullStr Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare in Emerging Markets
title_full_unstemmed Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare in Emerging Markets
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publisher International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/733971606368563566/Artificial-Intelligence-and-Healthcare-in-Emerging-Markets
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