Global Initiative on AI for Health (GI-AI4H): strategic priorities advancing governance across the United Nations

Abstract The Global Initiative on Artificial Intelligence for Health (GI-AI4H), established by the World Health Organization, serves to harmonize governance standards for artificial intelligence (AI). The GI-AI4H spearheads novel on-the-ground efforts, especially in low- and middle-income countries,...

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Main Authors: Vijaytha Muralidharan, Madelena Y. Ng, Shada AlSalamah, Sameer Pujari, Kanika Kalra, Rajeshwari Singh, Denise Schalet, Tobi Olantuji, Rohit Malpani, Rubeta N. Matin, Jesutofunmi A. Omiye, Yu Zhao, Anita Sands, Andreas Reis, Jose Eduardo Diaz Mendoza, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Roxana Daneshjou, Alain B. Labrique
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
Series:npj Digital Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01618-x
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Yu Zhao
Anita Sands
Andreas Reis
Jose Eduardo Diaz Mendoza
Tina Hernandez-Boussard
Roxana Daneshjou
Alain B. Labrique
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description Abstract The Global Initiative on Artificial Intelligence for Health (GI-AI4H), established by the World Health Organization, serves to harmonize governance standards for artificial intelligence (AI). The GI-AI4H spearheads novel on-the-ground efforts, especially in low- and middle-income countries, to advance ethical, regulatory, implementation, and operational dimensions of global governance for health AI. The GI-AI4H’s efforts across the United Nations drives safe, ethical, equitable, and sustainable health AI use for the global community.
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spelling doaj-art-c2bccab47ead4d6988fba6af50c484c72025-08-20T02:28:42ZengNature Portfolionpj Digital Medicine2398-63522025-04-01811410.1038/s41746-025-01618-xGlobal Initiative on AI for Health (GI-AI4H): strategic priorities advancing governance across the United NationsVijaytha Muralidharan0Madelena Y. Ng1Shada AlSalamah2Sameer Pujari3Kanika Kalra4Rajeshwari Singh5Denise Schalet6Tobi Olantuji7Rohit Malpani8Rubeta N. Matin9Jesutofunmi A. Omiye10Yu Zhao11Anita Sands12Andreas Reis13Jose Eduardo Diaz Mendoza14Tina Hernandez-Boussard15Roxana Daneshjou16Alain B. Labrique17Department of Dermatology, Stanford UniversityDepartment of Medicine (Biomedical Informatics), Stanford UniversityInformation Systems Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud UniversityDigital Health and Innovation Department, Science Division, World Health OrganizationDigital Health and Innovation Department, Science Division, World Health OrganizationDigital Health and Innovation Department, Science Division, World Health OrganizationDigital Health and Innovation Department, Science Division, World Health OrganizationIntron HealthGlobal Antibiotic Research and Development PartnershipDepartment of Dermatology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustDepartment of Dermatology, Stanford UniversityDigital Health and Innovation Department, Science Division, World Health OrganizationRegulation and Prequalification Department, World Health OrganizationGlobal Health Ethics Team, World Health OrganizationDigital Health and Innovation Department, Science Division, World Health OrganizationDepartment of Medicine (Biomedical Informatics), Stanford UniversityDepartment of Dermatology, Stanford UniversityDigital Health and Innovation Department, Science Division, World Health OrganizationAbstract The Global Initiative on Artificial Intelligence for Health (GI-AI4H), established by the World Health Organization, serves to harmonize governance standards for artificial intelligence (AI). The GI-AI4H spearheads novel on-the-ground efforts, especially in low- and middle-income countries, to advance ethical, regulatory, implementation, and operational dimensions of global governance for health AI. The GI-AI4H’s efforts across the United Nations drives safe, ethical, equitable, and sustainable health AI use for the global community.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01618-x
spellingShingle Vijaytha Muralidharan
Madelena Y. Ng
Shada AlSalamah
Sameer Pujari
Kanika Kalra
Rajeshwari Singh
Denise Schalet
Tobi Olantuji
Rohit Malpani
Rubeta N. Matin
Jesutofunmi A. Omiye
Yu Zhao
Anita Sands
Andreas Reis
Jose Eduardo Diaz Mendoza
Tina Hernandez-Boussard
Roxana Daneshjou
Alain B. Labrique
Global Initiative on AI for Health (GI-AI4H): strategic priorities advancing governance across the United Nations
npj Digital Medicine
title Global Initiative on AI for Health (GI-AI4H): strategic priorities advancing governance across the United Nations
title_full Global Initiative on AI for Health (GI-AI4H): strategic priorities advancing governance across the United Nations
title_fullStr Global Initiative on AI for Health (GI-AI4H): strategic priorities advancing governance across the United Nations
title_full_unstemmed Global Initiative on AI for Health (GI-AI4H): strategic priorities advancing governance across the United Nations
title_short Global Initiative on AI for Health (GI-AI4H): strategic priorities advancing governance across the United Nations
title_sort global initiative on ai for health gi ai4h strategic priorities advancing governance across the united nations
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-025-01618-x
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