Qure.ai launches AI assistant to support community health workers

INDIA – Indian health tech firm Qure.ai has unveiled a new AI-powered assistant designed to help community health workers in places with limited resources.

The tool, called AIRA, is powered by large language models trained on real-world data from healthcare systems in low- and middle-income countries. AIRA aims to support health workers by making their work easier and more efficient.

It can gather patient information, such as symptoms and medical history, generate insights about community health trends, and help workers adhere to proper clinical guidelines. It also provides helpful decision support in the field.

Qure.ai highlighted the urgency of such a tool. “There are 17 million preventable deaths in low and middle-income countries, and an estimated shortage of 11 million health workers by 2030.

At the same time, more than 40% of community health workers’ time is spent on manual data collection, and yet countries do not have population-level data to make informed decisions,” the company said in a statement.

Founder and CEO Prashant Warier added, “AIRA in the hands of every healthcare worker will free up their time for more patient interactions via automated data collection and better clinical protocol adherence.”

The launch of AIRA follows the recent release of QureOS, the company’s AI platform that allows healthcare providers in developing countries to explore and use multiple AI tools from global vendors.

Introduced in March, QureOS aims to accelerate AI adoption in healthcare by providing a shared, flexible environment for testing and deployment.

Qure.ai, backed by US$ 250 million in funding, is actively involved in public health screening programs focused on diseases such as tuberculosis, stroke, and lung cancer.

It partners with major health and pharma companies, including Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, and AstraZeneca, to reach underserved populations.