Published on in Vol 12 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/88457, first published .
Bias-Mitigated AI as a Foundation for Resilient and Effective Health Systems

Bias-Mitigated AI as a Foundation for Resilient and Effective Health Systems

Bias-Mitigated AI as a Foundation for Resilient and Effective Health Systems

Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr   1 * , PhD ;   Maureen Birminghamm   1 * , PhD ;   Ana Rivière Cinnamond   1 * , PhD ;   Eldonna Boisson   1 * , MPH ;   Mary Lou Valdez   1 * , MPH ;   Sebastian Garcia Saiso   1 * , MPH ;   Joao Paulo Souza   1 * , MSc ;   Myrna C Marti   1 * , MPH ;   Leah-Marie Richards   1 * , MPH ;   Javier Guzman   2 * , MPH ;   Jennifer Nelson   2 * , MPH ;   Karina Pesce   3 * , PDH ;   Ana Estela Haddad   4 * , MPH ;   James Fitzgerald   1 * , MPH ;   Ernesto Bascolo   1 * , MPH ;   Marcelo D'Agostino   1 , MSc

1 World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas, Washington, DC, United States

2 Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC, United States

3 Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

4 Secretariat of Information and Digital Health, Ministry of Health (Brazil), Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Marcelo D'Agostino, MSc
  • World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas
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