AI and digital innovation for health and human development in Africa: From ideas to impact

Join a workshop one-day meeting to discuss AI and digital innovation for health and human development in Africa organized on the sidelines of the ITU/WHO Focus Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health.
Two cross-cutting questions:
- How do we encourage creation, adoption, and adaptation of AI for health and digital health technologies in African ecosystems?
- How do we strengthen and sustain innovation in digital health and human development in Africa?
Agenda
08.30-09.00 | Entry and Registration |
09.00-10.30 | Session I, Keynote addresses and opening remarks
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10.45-12.00 | Session II: Health system strengthening, infectious disease, outbreaks, health finance to support Universal Health Coverage (UHC)
Joining discussion from the ITU-WHO
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13.00-14.00 | Session III: Innovation, entrepreneurial support, education 6
Joining discussion from the ITU-WHO
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14.15-15.20 | Session IV: Telemedicine, medicine, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
Joining discussion from the ITU-WHO
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15.30-16.30 | Session V: Radiology
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16.30 | Closing Remarks on First Day
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More information
- Hybrid event taking place both at Hotel “Krystal Palace Douala”, Boulevard de la Liberté Akwa, Douala, Cameroon and online.
- Please register at least one day in advance on the registration page
- How to register and participate
- Access the workshop/meeting sessions via https://remote.itu.int (equivalently via https://www.itu.int/en/events/Pages/Virtual-Sessions.aspx) with your ITU user account (same as for registration). Select the event. You will be forwarded to a Zoom meeting room (and need to either have Zoom installed or use the Zoom web client).