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2.3 AI in Healthcare

AI is becoming a powerful assistant in healthcare. It can analyse medical images, predict health risks, and help doctors reach diagnoses faster. AI does not replace doctors — it supports them with a fast second opinion.

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Computer vision AI highlights suspicious areas in an X-ray or scan.

For example, in rural Ethiopian clinics with few specialists, AI tools on a phone can help screen X-rays for tuberculosis or analyse skin photos, giving health workers guidance where specialists are far away.

Scenario

An AI tool flags a chest X-ray as "possible TB." What is the right next step?

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AI in healthcare is meant to fully replace doctors and make decisions alone.