LUMS AI Hub Partners with Office of AI Punjab to Advance AI in Healthcare
The National AI Hub for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health at LUMS has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Office of AI Punjab to advance the responsible use of AI in public-sector health and healthcare delivery in Punjab.
The signing brought together Khawaja Imran Nazir, Punjab Minister for Health and Population; Ali Dar, Advisor to the Chief Minister on AI and Special Initiatives; Ahmad Rajwana, Secretary, Office of AI Punjab; Dr. Tariq Jadoon, Provost, LUMS; and Dr. Maryam Mustafa, Director of the Hub. Dr. Anita Zaidi, President of the Gender Equality Division, and Dr. Kalpana Kochhar, Interim President of the Global Policy & Advocacy Division at the Gates Foundation, which supports the Hub, were also present.
The partnership will connect Punjab’s emerging provincial AI agenda with LUMS’s research and implementation expertise. Its focus will be on practical applications of AI that strengthen decision-making in the health system, support healthcare providers and improve public-sector service delivery.
