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Ground breaking move is needed to eliminate the last polio vastages. Pakistan should consider accepting artificial intelligence as a strategic tool in its health weapons. This country is the only two in the world where the wild polio virus is localized, predicting epidemic, improving vaccination drives and deploying AI technologies to counter vaccine misconduct.
The integration of this technology approach may need to eliminate the virus in Pakistan.
Despite decades of progress and global support, Pakistan faces constant obstacles to its fight against polio, which include vaccine denials and supply obstacles to false information and spread of inaccessible populations.
This is not just about the management of more vaccines, it is also about the use of smart tools to ensure that no child has been missed and every answer has been targeted.
The proposed concept should pay attention to the following key AI applications:
Forecast Risk Mapping: Machine learning models can analyze historical data, climate trends and human movements to identify high -risk areas before spread.
Increase in supervision: Natural language processing will be used to monitor social media and news outlets to detect preliminary signs of rumors or polio cases.
Campaign Correction: The AI satellite imagery and real-time data will help the vaccine distribution and the deployment of the field team-such as logistics.
The vision of behavior: The algorithm will help the population through behavior and beliefs, which will enable more effective communication strategies to counter misinformation and promote vaccine acceptance.
Decision Support Dashboards: Health officials will gain direct insight through digital dashboards, which will enable immediate, data -powered decision -making.
To connect AI to the public health system, data privacy will require safe data infrastructure, frontline workers’ training and safety arrangements. The risks exceed manageable and potential benefits.
The rollout should start with pilot programs in selected high -risk districts. After the diagnosis, the system can be better and nationally enhanced in the next two years. The Ministry of National Health Services should guide this effort in collaboration with global partners such as WHO, The UNICEF, Global Polio Elimination (GPEI) and Academia and Private Tech experts.
To connect AI to the public health system, data privacy will require safe data infrastructure, frontline workers’ training and safety arrangements. However, the risks exceed manageable and potential benefits.
Risk
Privacy and Security of Data: Implement Strict Data Protection Protocol and Encryption
Limited Digital Access: Connect with the traditional Out Rich system
Resistance to new technologies: Engage stakeholders quickly and create local capacity
Inadequate quality of data: Standard data collection and verification procedures
AI is not a silver pill, but it is a powerful accelerator. It allows a smart, faster response and better use of resources.
Beyond polio, this AI model can be copied for broader health challenges in Pakistan, from the outbreak of measles to sensitive diseases such as maternity health and dengue fever.
Since Pakistan inch is close to a historic milestone in global health, the fusion of technology and public service can eventually indicate the balance in a decades -long war.
The author is a senior health leader from Pakistan with international experience with international experience to stabilize the health system.
