Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Healthcare in Pakistan: Opportunities and Challenges

Authors

  • Rehman Siddiqui Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Atif Zafar St. Michael's Hospital, Department of Neurology, University of Toronto, Canada;
  • Saad Ahmed Qazi Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NED University of Engineering and Technology; and Neurocomputation Lab, National Centre of Artificial Intelligence, Karachi, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.23-70

Keywords:

Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming healthcare across the world. However, in Pakistan, the use of AI in healthcare is still in its early stages. AI has the potential to improve healthcare delivery, particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs).1,2 In the Pakistani context, AI presents an opportunity to address the scarcity of healthcare workforce and resources in Pakistan.3 In particular, AI can help bridge the healthcare gap by providing services to underserved populations in rural and remote areas of the country.4

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Published

2023-09-13

Issue

Vol. 73 No. 10 (2023): OCTOBER

Section

EDITORIAL

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