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A World Economic Forum report, produced with LSE Health under the André Hoffmann Fellowship, finds that global investment in healthcare AI exceeded $18-billion in 2025, yet health systems still lack a shared view of the outcomes that spending should deliver. It argues that success will be determined by which systems first identify and pursue the outcomes that matter most to patients, professionals and health systems, rather than by technological sophistication alone.
AI infrastructure backbone critical for healthcare applications, says Schneider ElectricAI-powered platforms are unlocking efficiency and precision in medical practice, with AI software cited as twice as accurate as professionals at examining stroke patients' brain scans, according to a separate World Economic Forum report. Successful adoption still requires tailored infrastructure, with localised edge computing increasingly important for latency-sensitive uses such as diagnostic imaging, particularly given Africa's inconsistent network connectivity.
Draft national AI policy flags healthcare as priority sectorSouth Africa's Department of Communications and Digital Technologies published its Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy on April 10, 2026, with public comment closing on June 10, 2026. The policy names healthcare, education, agriculture and public administration as priority sectors and proposes a risk-based regulatory approach with six new oversight bodies, including a National AI Commission and an AI Ethics Board.
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By: Canninah Dladla - Cluster President for English-speaking Africa at Schneider Electric Benjamin Franklin famously said: "An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest”. This could not...
The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday it will invest $1-billion to expand AI infrastructure and AI-enabled services across Africa, with the aim of helping countries meet national development...
Transport and logistics company Bidvest International Logistics (BIL) has opened a new pharmaceutical warehouse in OR Tambo International Airport, in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, to meet the...
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