WHO singled out 11 real-world AI case studies from Finland, Latvia, Portugal, Spain, Norway and the UK as well as Israel, in a report designed to demonstrate its practical applications and patient benefits.
Clalit is the largest of Israel’s four largely government-funded health funds and is responsible for delivering healthcare to just over half the population.
WHO highlighted its hepatitis C system, which was able to identify 38 carriers out of around 500 at-risk patients using existing medical data.
Annual screenings using a traditional blood test had previously found only a few dozen carriers out of 50,000 people tested.