An AI-powered tool rolled out by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in 2022 likely helped issue real-time alerts for more than 5,000 infectious disease outbreaks to health authorities since its installation, a new study has found.

This tool, called ‘Health Sentinel', developed by New Delhi-based healthcare AI solutions provider Wadhwani AI, represents India's newest weapon in digital surveillance.

Nearly 200 countries across the globe are legally bound by the International Health Regulations (IHR) to operate a national disease surveillance system. The IHR and World Health Organization work in collaboration to protect global health security.

How does the AI tool work?

‘Health Sentinel’ operates by scanning a vast amount of media reports and news articles everyday in 13 langu

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