This first workshop of the AIxHealth Research to Impact Collaborative will be aimed at bridging research and practice in concrete and actionable ways to better align research agendas with practical challenges in AI and global health.
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Digital Interfaces to Spur Behaviour Change in Health Among Adolescents in Kenya and Beyond
This high-impact session, co-sponsored by eHealth Africa, Reach Digital Health, the Bay Area Global Health Alliance, and PSI, will feature a youth-led section amplifying the voices and insights from young people themselves, a live product demonstration from consortium partners and a fireside chat with sector leaders. The breakfast salon is designed to spark momentum, deepen collaboration, and drive forward a shared agenda for digital health innovation that centers youth, Africa’s most powerful asset for the future.
Insights and Learnings from Implementation of Digital Health and AI in Global Health
Building off the Global Digital Health Forum track’s theme of spotlighting the Full-STAC approach and harnessing the potential for AI in global health, this breakout session will feature real world examples and case studies from innovators who have built solutions, leveraging the full-STAC approach and AI. Geared towards developers and digital architects, this interactive session is aimed at bringing real world learnings and insights gained from real world implementations. This breakout session will be moderated by Richa Tiwari, Program Lead, Health AI, Google Research.
The Full-STAC Future: Building the Open Digital Health Ecosystem
At the Global Digital Health Forum, The Full-STAC Future: Building the Open Digital Health Ecosystem panel will delve into this integrated approach to building digital public infrastructure for health. Anchored in the “Full-STAC” principles of Standards, Technologies, Architectures, Content, and Community, this track will explore how open, interoperable systems can drive more equitable, efficient, and people-centered care, primed to harness the full potential of AI.
Strengthening Primary Care Access: AI and Pharmacies
On October 14, the Alliance organized a panel at the Africa HealthTech Summit in Kigali, Strengthening Primary Care Access: AI and Pharmacies, as part of its 2025 AI and Global Health Discussion Series, sponsored by Pfizer. The session brought together experts from Chan Zuckerberg (CZ) Biohub, Goodlife, The Global Fund, and the Society for Family Health (SFH) Rwanda to explore how AI can enable pharmacists to deliver comprehensive primary care services, particularly in low-resource settings, that extend far beyond medication dispensing.
AI in POCUS – Overview and Landscape
On October 29, the Global Ultrasound Institute (GUSI) presents AI in POCUS – Overview and Landscape, the first session in a three-part, landmark webinar series exploring how AI is reshaping point-of-care ultrasound globally. Join GUSI to witness how innovation meets clinical expertise, where thought leaders and clinicians come together to explore the future of ultrasound practice.
2025 Center for Digital Health Annual Symposium
The 2025 Center for Digital Health Annual Symposium will take place on October 23rd at the Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center. Stanford CDH aims to bring the best and brightest minds of Stanford, Silicon Valley, and the world together to solve the most pressing questions in a way that is scientifically rigorous and ethically sound.
Strengthening Primary Care Access: AI and Pharmacies
As part of the 2025 AI and Global Health Discussion series, sponsored by Pfizer, the Bay Area Global Health Alliance is hosting a panel session at AHTS, Strengthening Primary Care Access: AI and Pharmacies, on October 14 from 10:30–11:30am CAT at the Kigali Convention Centre.
Africa HealthTech Summit 2025
The Africa HealthTech Summit (AHTS) brings together Ministers of Health and ICT, National Public Health Institutes, Regulators, Tech Innovators, Healthcare Professionals, Development Partners, Investors, and Academia. Together, they explore how emerging technologies can be harnessed to build resilience, improve health systems, and promote individual wellbeing across African communities.
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Join Us at AHTS | Strengthening Primary Care Access: AI and Pharmacies
As part of our AI and Global Health Discussion series, sponsored by Pfizer, the Alliance will host a panel session at the Africa HealthTech Summit, “Strengthening Primary Care Access: AI and Pharmacies,” on October 14 from 10:30–11:30am CAT at the Kigali Convention Centre. Alliance member, Goodlife, along with the Global Fund and Society for Family Health Rwanda, are joining us for this important discussion. Join us as we examine how AI-assisted technologies can activate pharmacies as integrated primary care hubs, particularly in low-resource settings.
AI-Assisted Ultrasound: Bridging Innovation and Access in Low-Resource Settings
On September 9, 2025, the Alliance hosted AI-Assisted Ultrasound: Bridging Innovation and Access in Low-Resource Settings as part of its 2025 AI and Global Health Discussion Series, sponsored by Pfizer. The panel brought together multi-sector perspectives from AMPATH Kenya, the Gates Foundation, the Global Ultrasound Institute (GUSI), Philips Ultrasound, and UCSF’s Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health. Together, the expert panelists explored how AI-assisted ultrasound can transform care in low-resource settings while addressing the challenges of implementation. They discussed its potential to democratize diagnostics — making affordable imaging more accessible for maternal health, cancer, cardiovascular disease, tuberculosis, and other critical conditions where access is too often limited.
AI-Assisted Ultrasound: Bridging Innovation and Access in Low-Resource Settings
Join the Bay Area Global Health Alliance for AI-Assisted Ultrasound: Bridging Innovation and Access. As part of our 2025 AI and Global Health Discussion Series, this virtual panel of experts will explore how AI-assisted ultrasound technology is being deployed in low resource settings, identifying both challenges and opportunities for increased access and use by frontline healthcare workers. The panel will invite cross-sector perspectives from tech innovation leaders, clinical implementers/academia, funders, and practitioners.
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Contextual Bias, AI, and Innovation in Healthcare | Dr. Maryam Mustafa
Dr. Maryam Mustafa brings insight into data biases in the age of AI and their impact, her learnings on what equitable AI technologies might look like and how to innovate in complex contexts to serve the most vulnerable and marginalized communities. She will share her experience developing Awaz-e-Sehat— a startup that leverages AI technologies to improve women’s intimate and reproductive health in Pakistan.
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