World Bank delegation explores AI partnerships in Ethiopia’s healthcare sector
Date: 2025-12-12
By: Nana Appiah Acquaye
The Ethiopian
Artificial Intelligence Institute (EAII) has hosted a senior delegation from
the World Bank Health Team to explore potential partnerships in transforming
healthcare through artificial intelligence.
Led by Tseganeh
Amsalu, Task Team Leader and Senior Health Specialist, the delegation visited
EAII alongside officials from the FDRE Ministry of Health to review ongoing
AI-driven health initiatives. The team held discussions with the Institute’s
leadership, examined active projects, and identified areas where technology
could help address pressing health service delivery challenges in Ethiopia.
EAII Deputy
Director General, Taye Girma, welcomed the delegation and described the
engagement as an important step toward building long-term collaboration aimed
at improving service delivery, enhancing quality of care, and advancing health
equity.
Amsalu stated
that institutions such as EAII are critical to sustaining digital
transformation investments. The World Bank team expressed appreciation for the
Institute’s health-related AI projects, noting their alignment with
interventions the Bank is already supporting through the Ministry of Health.
