AI & digital health in underserved communities

Resources

Useful reading. Essential organisations.

An ongoing list of resources we collect along the way. Articles, organisations, frameworks, and funding sources at the intersection of digital health and underserved communities.

Articles & Resources7 items

Policy & Frameworks9 items

Recommended Reading3 items

Organisations3 items

Funding12 items

  • Philanthropic Foundations

  • Funds bold ideas with the potential to save and improve lives in LMICs, including digital health and AI applications. The Stars in Global Health programme is particularly relevant.

  • Open calls for innovation addressing health challenges in the developing world. Regularly funds digital health, diagnostics, and AI in global health.

  • Funds research across global health including digital and data science applications. Their health inequities and infectious disease portfolios are relevant to LMIC digital health.

  • Supports social entrepreneurs tackling systemic global challenges. Several Skoll awardees work in digital health and health equity.

  • Invests in market-based and policy approaches to increase inclusion and opportunity. Relevant for digital health ventures addressing underserved populations.

  • Google's philanthropic arm funds nonprofits and social enterprises using technology for social impact, including AI for health in underserved settings.

  • Long-standing funder of global health innovation, with a focus on health system strengthening and equity. Active in digital health and AI.

  • Governmental & Bilateral

  • USAID's digital development team funds and supports digital tools and infrastructure in developing countries. Their Digital Strategy sets the framework.

  • Canadian public funder supporting research-based solutions in developing countries. Strong portfolio in digital health, AI for development, and data systems.

  • UK-funded programme supporting countries in generating and using data to tackle antimicrobial resistance. A useful model for health data funding in LMICs.

  • Multilateral

  • A multi-donor trust fund supporting countries in developing digital infrastructure and policies. Useful for government and systems-level digital health projects.

  • Primary funder of HIV, TB, and malaria programmes globally. Increasingly funds digital health components including surveillance, supply chain, and community health systems.

This list is updated periodically. Got a recommendation? Let us know