Dr. Ann Aerts
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Opinion: Digital tool to help countries leapfrog via AI-driven health solutions
over 4 years ago // HealthTech Dialogue Hub: Sponsored by Novartis Foundation
A new, freely available, online tool is helping countries pinpoint the areas they need to strengthen in order to realize the full potential of artificial intelligence in health.
Opinion: How can data help us defeat the world’s biggest killer?
almost 5 years ago // HealthTech Dialogue Hub: Sponsored by Novartis Foundation
COVID-19 has made everyone — even the most skeptical — realize how data, digital technology, and AI are true enablers for delivering health and care. Two new initiatives aim to use this momentum to help defeat the world’s biggest killer.
Opinion: To stem the tide of NCDs, redesign the health care systems
about 7 years ago // Focus on: future of health partnerships
The fight against noncommunicable diseases needs to account for outdated health care systems. Here are three lessons for reform from a community-based care initiative in Ghana.
Opinion: Universal health coverage and the power of partnerships
over 8 years ago // Healthy Horizons
Every year 100 million people are pushed below the poverty line due to out-of-pocket expenditure on health services. How can we change this? Dr. Ann Aerts, head of the Novartis Foundation, discusses the role of digitization in achieving universal health coverage and explains the need to recognize that disease and health are part of a bigger picture.
The promise of digital health in LMICs
almost 10 years ago // Wired for Impact
How can digital health significantly expand patient reach and make health services more cost-efficient? Novartis Foundation's Ann Aerts discusses how digital health can also greatly improve the quality of care delivered by local health services, in this exclusive #Wired4Impact guest column.