AI in MENA healthcare is not a single story

Healthcare systems in hubs such as the GCC and North Africa are accelerating AI adoption through different priorities, infrastructures and operational realities – positioning the region as a fast-evolving environment for real-world healthcare innovation. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the race to adopt meaningful artificial intelligence in healthcare is on, but certainly not through a single model or approach. Two key hubs – the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and North Africa – are currently illustrating how healthcare systems across the region are pursuing distinct yet complementary approaches to AI implementation, ones that are shaped by differences in…

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the race to adopt meaningful artificial intelligence in healthcare is on, but certainly not through a single model or approach.

Two key hubs – the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and North Africa – are currently illustrating how healthcare systems across the region are pursuing distinct yet complementary approaches to AI implementation, ones that are shaped by differences in infrastructure, population scale, care delivery and public health priorities.