Health systems strengthening

AI, data, and digital

Using AI, data, and digital innovation to strengthen health systems and expand equitable access to care

Digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, are changing how health systems detect diseases, plan and deliver care, and monitor services. When designed with end users and guided by local evidence, they can help service providers make better decisions, reach more people, and strengthen access to quality health services. We work with governments, health leaders, and partners to turn data and digital technologies into practical solutions that improve health outcomes. Across our programs, we combine local insight, technical expertise, and global learning to help develop solutions that are relevant, responsible, and scalable.

Building the digital health foundation

We have more than two decades of experience supporting countries in their digital transformations. Through initiatives such as Digital Square and the Center of Digital and Data Excellence, we have worked on key digital health challenges, including fragmented systems, limited integration across digital health platforms, and gaps in technical capacity. 

We are proud to have advanced thinking on foundational new ideas such as the Digital Public Infrastructure for Health (DPI-H), supported digital public goods (DPGs), developed national digital health strategies, analyzed data-sharing ecosystems, hosted workforce capacity development programs, and more, leading to more connected and mature digital health ecosystems.

Global impact

Our global team brings together expertise in research and development, implementation science, and health systems innovation across AI, digital health, and data science.

PATH's Global AI Lab focuses on two areas of research and innovation: AI4Science to accelerate product development, and conducting research and clinical trials to improve the safety and effectiveness of AI4Health.

Our global digital health and data team supports regional programs and global partnerships that strengthen digital health systems, expand data use, and advance equitable access to care.

Regional innovation centers

PATH's two Regional AI, Data, and Digital Health Innovation Centers in Africa and Asia-Pacific bring together technical expertise, implementation support, capacity strengthening, and regional collaboration to help countries accelerate digital transformation and improve health outcomes.

Through the centers, we are connecting local leadership with global knowledge and shared learning to strengthen sustainable, country-led innovation across health systems.

PATH's regional leaders on the next phase of digital health
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Impact in numbers
30+
Countries with active digital and data projects
10K+
Community health workers trained
50K
Doctors engaged
Case Studies
Our work
From private clinics to national scale

In India, we supported digital health adoption across more than 1,000 private clinics in Mumbai, helping generate 70,000+ electronic health records. The pilot helped demonstrate how private providers can participate in the country’s digital health mission and informed a government scale-up across 100+ targeted geographies.

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Strengthening national data systems for public health

In Kenya and Nigeria, we supported work to strengthen national health data repositories used to monitor programs, track patient outcomes, and guide public health decisions. This included piloting an assessment tool in Kenya and supporting governance documents and sustainability planning in Nigeria to strengthen long-term country ownership.

Using AI to improve equity and access in diagnostics

Through the AIDEA Tech Challenge, with the Asian Development Bank, we worked to identify AI-based screening and diagnostic solutions that are appropriate, affordable, and accessible across Asia and the Pacific. The initiative helps surface promising technologies and explore how AI can improve equity and access in diagnostics.

Our Team

Global

  1. Bilal Mateen, MBBS, MPH, PhD

    Chief AI Officer

  2. Gwydion Williams

    Deputy Director, AI

  3. Rob Amato

    Deputy Director, AI4Science

  4. Brianna Musselman

    Program Manager

  5. Annah Oruta

    Regional Manager for Programs and Innovation

  6. Sara Zannone

    AI Fellow, AI & Global Health Innovation

  7. Maelle-Marie Troadec

    Senior Program Officer, Artificial Intelligence, Data, and Digital

  8. Snigdha Sen

    AI Fellow, AI4Science

  9. Camilla Fleetcroft

    Director, Digital Systems

  10. Talia Caplan

    Technical Project Manager, Climate & Health

  11. Yang Liu

    Research Lead, Climate and Health

  12. Vrunda Rathod

    Senior Program Officer

  13. Gracey Vaughn

    Deputy Director, Global Implementation

  14. Ellen Garrett

    Director of Finance and Administration, Center of Digital and Data Excellence

  15. Nina Getachew

    Project Administration Officer

  16. Celeste Gonda

    Senior Project Administrator

  17. Parnika Shrivastava

    Senior Program Officer, Center of Digital and Data Excellence

  18. Poppy Farrow

    Senior Digital Health Lead, Malaria

Regional Center - Africa

  1. Samuel Wambugu

    Project Director

  2. Anzel Schonfeldt

    Digital Health Director, South Africa

  3. Linda Taylor

    Technical Program Manager

  4. Victor Lubuku

    Digital Health Team Lead, DRC

  5. Gideon Sarpong Nyamekye

    Technical Project Manager, Ghana

  6. Chris Obong’o

    Lead Product Manager, Kenya

  7. Kendi Mburu

    Senior Manager, Digital Health Partnerships

  8. Sara Gray

    Project Manager

Regional Center - Asia-Pacific

  1. Sameer Kanwar

    Director, Digital Health, MedTech and AI