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Nigerian experts urge safeguards before wider healthcare AI adoption

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Nigerian health and technology experts are calling for regulation, locally developed AI models and patient-safety safeguards before artificial intelligence is more widely adopted in the country's healthcare system. The push comes as Nigeria considers using AI to help address shortages in its healthcare workforce and improve diagnostics, with experts warning that oversight must come first.

Why now: Ongoing debate about how AI should be regulated in healthcare systems facing workforce shortages.

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• Nigeria experts call for safeguards before wider healthcare AI adoption. Nigerian health and technology experts called for regulation, local model development and patient - safety safeguards as the country considers using AI to address healthcare workforce and diagnostic… · afrilensai · 2

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