Will AI Save Our Hospitals or Sell Our Health Data

Healthcare, Patient Rights, and the Future of AI in Ghana

​Artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape healthcare, from diagnosis and patient education to hospital administration, disease prediction, medical imaging, and public health planning.

​For Ghana, AI could help strengthen hospitals, support health workers, improve early detection of disease, and expand access to care. But it also raises urgent questions about patient data, privacy, control, and accountability.

​The recent national debate around Ghana’s decision to walk away from a proposed United States health agreement has shown that health data is not only a technical issue. It is also a question of sovereignty, patient rights, public trust, and democratic accountability.

​This edition of the Beyond AI Series will bring together health workers, technologists, students, policymakers, data protection experts, researchers, journalists, and civil society actors to explore how Ghana can use AI to improve healthcare while protecting patient data and ensuring digital health partnerships serve the public interest.

​What to Expect

​🔥 Intro to AI in Healthcare
A simple introduction to how AI is being used in healthcare and why it matters for Ghana.

​🎤 Panel Discussion
Experts discuss AI, patient rights, health data, sovereignty, and the future of healthcare in Ghana.

​🛠 Interactive AI Tools Session
Explore practical AI tools and use cases in health information, patient education, hospital systems, and public health.

​🧭 Health Data Sovereignty Case Study
A guided discussion on Ghana’s recent health data debate and what it means for public trust and accountability.

​Who Should Attend

​Health workers, students, technologists, policymakers, data protection professionals, researchers, journalists, civil society actors, and anyone interested in the future of healthcare and technology in Ghana.

​No technical background required.