By Jessica Mayenda, VillageReach
Call Center Attendant Florence Banda in the National Call Center, Lilongwe, Malawi. Photo credit: Paul Joseph Brown
In many parts of Africa, accessing quality health care has long been a daunting challenge, especially for those in remote or hard-to-reach areas. Yet, a technological transformation is underway, reshaping this narrative.
By Julia Roper, Director of Strategy, Panorama Strategy
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is generating a lot of buzz across all sectors, and global health is no exception. Many see AI as a promising tool that could transform health systems, making them more effective and accessible. Like any breakthrough technology, however, AI comes with its own set of implementation challenges and unknowns. The good news? While we’re still in the early stages of understanding how to harness its potential, the global health field is not starting from scratch. We can learn from past innovations. By applying lessons from those efforts – what’s worked and what hasn’t – we can shape better, more practical strategies to ensure AI supports improved health and wellbeing worldwide.
By Ina Lee, Communications Director, Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation
Child being tested for malnutrition. Photo: YRRF
At Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation (YRRF), we are on the front lines of one of the world’s most urgent health crises. In a country where nearly 80 percent of the population depends on humanitarian aid and the health system is stretched beyond its limits, our work is rooted in one clear goal: to protect life and restore dignity.