Editorial - Special Collection: Mpox and Marburg Emergency Preparedness and Response in Africa

Integrating artificial intelligence into African health systems and emergency response: Need for an ethical framework and guidelines

Nicaise Ndembi, Bethanie Rammer, Joseph Fokam, Uttam Dinodia, Sofonias K. Tessema, Jean Philbert Nsengimana, Sarah Mwangi, Edem Adzogenu, Landry Tsague Dongmo, Bleddyn Rees, Brian O’Connor, Trevor A. Crowell, James Wilmot, Vittorio Colizzi, Ngashi Ngongo, Jean Kaseya
Journal of Public Health in Africa | Vol 16, No 1 | a876 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jphia.v16i1.876 | © 2025 Nicaise Ndembi, Bethanie Rammer, Joseph Fokam, Uttam Dinodia, Sofonias K. Tessema, Jean Philbert Nsengimana, Sarah Mwangi, Edem Adzogenu, Landry Tsague Dongmo, Bleddyn Rees, Brian O’Connor, Trevor A. Crowell, Wilmot James, Vittorio Colizzi, Ngashi Ngongo, | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 01 November 2024 | Published: 31 March 2025

About the author(s)

Nicaise Ndembi, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Bethanie Rammer, African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Joseph Fokam, Avacare Global Health, Lusaka, Zambia
Uttam Dinodia, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon
Sofonias K. Tessema, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Jean Philbert Nsengimana, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sarah Mwangi, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Edem Adzogenu, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Landry Tsague Dongmo, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; and, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Bleddyn Rees, European Connected Health Alliance, Dublin, Ireland
Brian O’Connor, European Connected Health Alliance, Dublin, Ireland
Trevor A. Crowell, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
James Wilmot, Brown University School of Public Health, Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
Vittorio Colizzi, UNESCO Board of Biotechnology and Bioethics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Ngashi Ngongo, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Jean Kaseya, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Keywords

mpox; Africa; emergency response; AI; ethical framework

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