Eighth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Nagasaki, Japan.
Researchers, partners, and IDRC-supported staff will attend the Eighth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research in Nagasaki, Japan, from November 18 to 22, 2024.
The symposium's theme is “Building Just and Sustainable Health Systems: Centering People and Protecting the Planet.” The focus is making data and evidence available and accessible for action by health actors and decision-makers to make health services more accessible, especially to vulnerable populations, and enhance prevention and control efforts for global health threats.
Bridging the gap: From AI innovations to health care transformation in low- and middle-income countries
Wednesday, November 20 | 2:10 PM - 5:40 PM (JST) | Venue: Room 101 (B), Dejima Messe Nagasaki Convention Center
In this workshop, IDRC Senior Program Specialist Chaitali Sinha, Cintia Cejas from the Center for Implementation and Innovation in Health Policies (Argentina), Noor Rakhshani from Precision Health Consultants (Pakistan), and Elizabeth Oseku from the Infectious Diseases Institute (Uganda) will co-moderate a panel highlighting the following projects:
- Innovation hub in Latin America and the Caribbean on using artificial intelligence to improve sexual, reproductive, and maternal health represented by Adolfo Rubenstein, Center for Implementation and Innovation in Health Policies, Argentina
- Responsive and responsible artificial intelligence for improving sexual, reproductive, and maternal health in South Asia represented by Mohammed Imran, Precision Health Consultants (PHC), Pakistan
- Innovation hub in the Middle East and North Africa on using artificial intelligence to improve sexual, reproductive, and maternal health represented by Nadine Sabra, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
- Innovation hub on artificial intelligence for sexual, reproductive, and maternal health in Africa represented by Elizabeth Oseku
- Supporting responsible AI for global health represented by Peiling Yap, HealthAI, Switzerland
- Enhancing the impact of artificial intelligence for global health through knowledge sharing and translation represented by Trudie Lang, The Global Health Network, UK
- Artificial Intelligence applications to support epidemic and pandemic prevention, preparedness and response represented by Jude Kong, University of Toronto, Canada
The aim is to present and discuss the progress and challenges of low‐ and middle-income countries regarding artificial intelligence (AI) research and implementation in health. It will include reflections on real cases and the presentation of ongoing projects supported by the AI for Global Health (AI4GH) initiative.
Navigating responsible AI for equitable and just health systems in the Global South
Thursday, November 21 | 11:40 AM - 1:10 PM (JST) | Venue: Room 110, Dejima Messe Nagasaki Convention Center center
IDRC-supported researchers involved in the AI4GH initiative will discuss the opportunities and challenges of developing responsible AI tools. Insights from teams across the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Africa, and Asia will shape the discussion. Moderated by Mohammed Imran from PHC, the session will showcase real-world examples such as:
- Jacaranda Health, on how a scaled AI-enabled system can help strengthen respectful and quality maternal and newborn health (represented by Anneka Wickramanayake).
- The Global South AI for Pandemic & Epidemic Preparedness and Response (AI4PEP), on developing localized AI-enabled solutions to strengthen health system responses to climate change and other drivers of disease outbreaks (represented by Jude Kong).
- Four regional innovation hubs focused on using AI-enabled solutions to improve sexual, reproductive, and maternal health outcomes across the Global South – in Africa, represented by Elizabeth Oseku, LAC represented by Cintia Cejas; the Middle East, represented by Nour El Arnaout and Asia, represented by Mohammad Imran.
AI4GH: Achievements, Lessons Learned, and Way Forward
Thursday, November 21 | 14:00-16:00 (JST) | Venue: Kapiteinskamer I and II, Hilton Hotel
IDRC will host this session, which will involve AI4GH's co-funders, UK International Development, and speakers from the different projects and innovation hubs that comprise AI4GH. Other IDRC grantees from various regions and Global Health Network members will be in Nagasaki to discuss their research activities.
Learn and read more about the conference here.