Anthropic, the maker of Claude AI, is teaming up with OpenEvidence, a medical information platform, to help doctors in countries with limited access to medical resources. OpenEvidence helps doctors find answers to medical questions using trusted medical research and treatment guidelines. The service is already free for doctors in the US and Europe. Under the new initiative, a special version will also be available for free to healthcare workers in around 100 low- and middle-income countries, including Uganda, Angola, Sudan, Haiti, and Mongolia.
The companies are confident that AI will help doctors quickly find relevant medical information. Such technologies are most needed in areas with a shortage of medical professionals, medical literature, and training. Nevertheless, experts highlight that AI trained on data from developed economies may not always be suitable for use in developing countries.
Anthropic will provide the technology, while OpenEvidence will adjust the platform based on local healthcare conditions. The company says the system will be designed to suit different regions, including areas with limited medical facilities.
OpenEvidence founder Daniel Nadler said that access to medical knowledge should not depend on geography. The company has also been working with healthcare groups in Rwanda and Botswana to make its tools more useful for local conditions, including differences in diseases, testing facilities, and available treatments.
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Nadler said that even in areas where hospitals might not have a reliable power supply, many physicians likely have smartphones, which could give them immediate access to medical information previously available mainly at larger medical facilities.
