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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says artificial intelligence could help improve health services, strengthen disease surveillance and support vaccine research and development.
Why it mattersHe made the case during an interview with the Korea JoongAng Daily and JoongAng Ilbo in Seoul, as WHO and South Korea opened a biomanufacturing training facility. The comments offer a clear view of where the WHO chief sees practical uses for AI, though they are a broad vision rather than a specific programme or deployment. Useful ambition, but the hard work is turning it into better health care.
Discuss: Which should health systems prioritise first: AI-assisted disease surveillance, vaccine research, or improvements to everyday health services?
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