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
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, EthiopiaBethanie 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
Abstract
No abstract available.
Keywords
Metrics
Total abstract views: 2781Total article views: 4988
Crossref Citations
1. Towards culture driven artificial intelligence to bridge the cultural cognition gap
Ammar Younas, Yi Zeng
Discover Artificial Intelligence vol: 6 issue: 1 year: 2026
doi: 10.1007/s44163-026-01060-2
2. Artificial intelligence for public health in Africa: moving beyond pilots to public value
Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi, Obasanjo Bolarinwa, Boyiga Bodinga Nuga, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno, Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi
The Lancet Regional Health - Africa first page: 100035 year: 2026
doi: 10.1016/j.lanafr.2026.100035
3. Artificial intelligence-enabled pediatric radiology in low-resource settings: addressing resource constraints in the African healthcare system
Amal Saleh Nour, Confidence Raymond, Daniel Zewdneh, Udunna Anazodo
Pediatric Radiology year: 2026
doi: 10.1007/s00247-025-06504-y
4. Unexplored tool for sustainable development: can artificial intelligence promote good health and well-being in Africa?
Anslem Wongibeh Adunimay
The Round Table vol: 114 issue: 6 first page: 760 year: 2025
doi: 10.1080/00358533.2025.2561726
5. An urgent call to combat antimicrobial resistance in Sub-Saharan Africa through integrated and innovative solutions
Sancho Pedro Xavier
Discover Public Health vol: 22 issue: 1 year: 2025
doi: 10.1186/s12982-025-01083-7
6. Ce que l'IA peut faire pour améliorer la santé en Afrique
Alex Mirugwe
Nature Africa year: 2025
doi: 10.1038/d44148-025-00370-4
7. Algorithmic ethics and healthcare pluralism: rethinking care between automation and global inequality
Alessia Maccaro
AI & SOCIETY year: 2026
doi: 10.1007/s00146-026-02854-9
8. What AI can do for improving health in Africa
Alex Mirugwe
Nature Africa year: 2025
doi: 10.1038/d44148-025-00371-3
9. Reimagining Artificial Intelligence for zoonotic disease detection in Africa: a decolonial approach rooted in community engagement and local knowledge
Sylvain Landry Birane Faye, Denis Nkweteyim, Georgette Helene Coumba Sow, Boly Diop, Fatoumata Bintou Diongue, Birane Cisse, Nsagha Dickson, Ndiaye Dia, Kingsley Badu, Gelan Ayana, Mouhamadou Lamine Ba, Rose-Mary Owusuaa Mensah Gyening, Moise Ondua, Fatou Ndiaye, Massamba Diouf, Rudith King, Vincent Duclos, Emmanuel Musa, Mary Goitom, Bruce Mellado, Jude Kong
AI and Ethics vol: 5 issue: 5 first page: 5327 year: 2025
doi: 10.1007/s43681-025-00779-5
10. Interdisciplinary insights into public health challenges: A synthesis of research presented at the 2025 African Voices for Research Virtual Conference
Qudus O. Lawal, Oluyemisi Olagunju, Dooshima D. Gbahabo, Obehi Osadolor, Henry O. Chukwudi, Elizabeth O. Omotola, Christiana T. Ekanade, Olabinri P. Folashade, Talatu R. Ndagi, Mary O. Adetula, Miracle C. Okeke, Ayobami O. Adeagbo, Rachael O. Oduyemi, Larry Ng’andu, Toluwalase S. Adekoya, Funmilayo G. Adebiyi, Esther O. Israel, Comfort O. Akanni, Morenike O. Folayan
Journal of Public Health in Africa year: 2025
doi: 10.4102/JPHIA.v16i4.1506
