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Health Ministry develops AI policy to guide safe use of artificial intelligence in Ghana’s healthcare system
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MyJoyOnline
The Ministry of Health (MoH) is developing a comprehensive National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Health Policy and Guidelines to provide a legal, ethical and operational framework for the safe, equitable and effective adoption of AI across Ghana's healthcare system.
The three-day conference is on the theme: "Accelerating Adoption of Healthcare AI in Ghana: From Vision and Policy to Practice and Impact."
However, she noted that 88 per cent expressed concerns about patient data privacy, while 76 per cent identified monitoring and evaluation as a top policy priority.
The policy would build on existing national legal and policy frameworks, including the Data Protection Act, the National AI Strategy, the Cybersecurity Act, the Electronic Transactions Act, the National Health Policy, the Universal Health Coverage Roadmap and the National E-Health Strategy.
She stressed that patient data should remain protected under Ghana's data governance framework and should not be stored outside the country without appropriate safeguards.