AUTHOR=Townsend Beverley Alice , Sihlahla Irvine , Naidoo Meshandren , Naidoo Shiniel , Donnelly Dusty-Lee , Thaldar Donrich Willem 

TITLE=Mapping the regulatory landscape of AI in healthcare in Africa

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pharmacology

VOLUME=Volume 14 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2023.1214422

DOI=10.3389/fphar.2023.1214422

ISSN=1663-9812

ABSTRACT=Artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced technology has seen unprecedented expansion in the recent past. This growth brings with it huge opportunities for the positive transformation of the economy, business, healthcare, and society. However, a critical question is whether, and to what extent, regulatory measures and mechanisms have been implemented to safeguard its design, development, and deployment. This paper offers a scoping exercise that maps the regulatory landscape of AI in healthcare (including health research