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    19 local organizations to watch: mDoc

    This digital health company has expanded from its roots developing an AI chatbot health coach.

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    mDoc is a digital health company that uses artificial intelligence to offer virtual care to people living with, or at risk of, chronic conditions. This personalized care is accessed through a network of health care providers and is offered 24/7 through mobile and web technologies.

    AI is vulnerable to human bias. Yet this e-health startup gathers data from overlooked sub-Saharan African communities and inputs them into their AI models. It also offers services in local languages and leverages speech-to-text and speech-to-voice tools.

    It works at the intersection of technology and business to address global health challenges. Some of its latest innovations include:

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