
The World Health Organization integrates advanced computer-aided screening to curb global infections.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially announced a massive strategic expansion of its medical device prequalification program, integrating Artificial Intelligence for global infectious disease control. The global framework will now formally assess Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) software built for rapid tuberculosis (TB) screening. By leveraging advanced algorithms to evaluate digital chest X-rays automatically, this initiative will dramatically accelerate early diagnostic workflows in high-burden regions lacking trained radiologists.