The WHO AI Report and Why Governance is Stalling Health AI

21/11/2025 5 min

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Today we break down the massive new WHO report on AI readiness across 50 European countries.There is big ambition, but the gaps are glaring.- Only 8% of countries have a health-specific AI strategy.- 86% cite "legal uncertainty" as the top barrier.- Less than a quarter offer AI training to clinicians.We explore the hurdles, the brilliant case studies from Finland, Turkey, and the UK, and propose a pragmatic path forward. It’s time to move from "pilotitis" to policy.Link to the full report: https://iris.who.int/items/84f1c491-c9d0-4bb3-83cf-3a6f4bf3c3b1#HealthAI #DigitalHealth #WHO #Europe #AIStrategy #ClinicalGovernance #NHS #HealthTech #MedicalAI #Policy #WorkforceTraining #DataPrivacy #ai in medicine Music generated by Mubert https://mubert.com/[email protected]