WHO brings 37 countries together in Lisbon to get AI governance right and make it work for every patient

A global high-level conference on artificial intelligence (AI) in health, co-hosted by WHO/Europe and the Government of Portugal, opens today bringing together ministers and senior government representatives from 37 countries across all 6 WHO regions, alongside leaders from the Aga Khan University, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, European Commission, Wellcome Trust and World Bank. “Artificial Intelligence is a historic opportunity to strengthen health systems and improve people’s lives,” said Ms Ana Paula Martins, Minister of Health, Portugal. “Its success depends on trust, ethical governance and collaboration. This meeting in Lisbon reaffirms our shared commitment to ensuring that AI serves people and helps build safer, fairer and more resilient health systems.”