The Gates Foundation announced an initiative in partnership with OpenAI to support healthcare systems in Africa, beginning in Rwanda, that includes $50 million in funding, technical support and technology to help include AI in their healthcare systems.
The Foundation said the pilot initiative, Horizon 1000, will bring AI to communities to help address the shortage of healthcare workers prevalent throughout the region.
The initiative will start in Rwanda but over time aims to reach 1,000 clinics in Africa and their surrounding communities by 2028.
Gates said in a statement that the goal is to expand AI adoption throughout the healthcare systems and in individuals' homes, and the tools are meant to support healthcare workers, not replace them.
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