LAHORE:Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) has been awarded a major multi-year grant from the Gates Foundation to establish Pakistan’s first nationally coordinated Artificial Intelligence (AI) Hub.
According to a press release, the Hub will launch with a flagship focus on Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH), one of the country’s most urgent public health priorities, while being designed as a long-term national platform that will progressively expand to address other critical development challenges facing Pakistan.
The AI Hub will enable the development and scaling of AI-driven healthcare solutions tailored to Pakistan’s underserved populations, using timely predictive analytics to strengthen prevention, early diagnosis, and continuity of care.