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Prof Alexander Ansah Manu, of the Institute of Health Research (IHR), UHAS, and lead organiser of the conference, described AI as an inevitable technological advancement that must be embraced and responsibly integrated into Ghana’s healthcare system to improve service delivery and health outcomes.

The conference, hosted by the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), Ho, is on the theme: “Transforming Healthcare from Expenders to ‘Healthpreneurs’: Leveraging AI as the Bedrock for Regional Cooperation.” Key partners for the conference include the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNESCO, UNICEF, the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA), the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), the University of Ghana (UG), the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), the Ministry of Health (MoH), Agricultural Development Bank (adb), Microsoft, Melcom, the African Union (AU), EBID and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), among others.