Use Of Artificial Intelligence In Healthcare
Summary
Artificial intelligence is reshaping healthcare by improving disease detection, diagnosis, patient monitoring, public health surveillance, and drug discovery. The article argues that Nepal should adopt AI responsibly with strong regulation, data protection, and digital health infrastructure.
Key Points
- AI is transforming disease detection, medical diagnosis, laboratory analysis, patient monitoring, hospital management, and drug discovery.
- The technology could improve healthcare access and equity in Nepal, especially in rural and remote areas through telemedicine and early warning tools.
- AI may strengthen public health surveillance, outbreak prediction, and resource allocation for diseases such as dengue, malaria, tuberculosis, and influenza.
- The article calls for ethical safeguards, accountability rules, digital infrastructure, workforce training, and pilot programs before large-scale deployment.
