Scaling Up Generative AI for Clinical Decision Support Across Ghana

Africa’s healthcare system faces critical challenges, primarily driven by severe shortages of healthcare professionals and diagnostic services. In Ghana, the doctor-to-patient ratio is 1:6500, while the radiologist-to-patient ratio is a staggering 1:300,000. This shortage contributes to delayed diagnoses and worsened outcomes for diseases like cancer and cardiovascular conditions. Africa also has the world’s highest breast cancer mortality rate and records high maternal mortality, with 499 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ghana. Limited access to diagnostic tools, especially in rural areas, means diseases are often detected at advanced stages, resulting in poor outcomes. Additionally, Africa’s healthcare systems are strained by the dual burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases, while underfunded infrastructure further restricts access to timely and effective care. These gaps highlight the urgent need for improved diagnostic capabilities and healthcare access across the continent. Globally, these gaps mirror wider systemic challenges, though their impact is most severe in low-resource settings. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates a global shortfall of around 10–11 million health workers by 2030, with the largest deficits in sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly 4.5 billion people worldwide lack access to essential health services (WHO/World Bank), including diagnostics and maternal care. Breast cancer causes approximately 670,000 deaths globally each year, with mortality disproportionately higher in low- and middle-income countries due to late diagnosis (WHO). Maternal mortality has declined worldwide but remains high, with about 260,000 women dying annually from pregnancy-related causes, largely in regions with limited health workforce and diagnostic capacity (WHO/UN). These global trends underscore the urgency of strengthening diagnostic capabilities and healthcare access in Africa as part of a broader global health imperative.

MinoHealth AI Labs is a leading artificial intelligence (AI) health and bio-technology company based in Accra, Ghana. The organization develops advanced AI systems that span healthcare and biological sciences, including multimodal foundation models and agentic AI platforms for automated diagnosis, prognosis, forecasting, and biological discovery. MinoHealth’s work integrates clinical data, medical imaging, and biological signals to support decision-making, accelerate research, and improve health outcomes. Its mission is to democratize access to quality, affordable healthcare and biological intelligence across Africa and beyond by leveraging cutting-edge AI technologies to address critical health and life-science challenges.