Browsing by Author "Bockarie, Moses J"

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    The changing funding landscape for infectious disease research and control: implications for resource-limited countries
    (Elsevier BV, 2025-03-01) Bockarie, Moses J
    We now live in an interconnected world where global health has become a critical concern for governments, international organizations, civil society, and individuals. Many emerging and re-emerging infectious disease threats, efforts to manage them, must be addressed collaboratively. In recent years, the pressures on overseas aid budgets of higher income countries like United Kingdom (UK) and United States (US) have impacted support for infectious disease research and control. As disease agents do not respect borders, promoting international health security should be the key focus of overseas aid, encompassing initiatives to combat infectious diseases like COVID-19, Ebola, mpox, malaria and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).
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    Transformative potential of artificial intelligence on health care and research in Africa
    (Elsevier BV, 2024-03-13) Bockarie, Moses J
    The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) stands out as a revolutionary technological force, surpassing the transformative impact observed during the transition to web and mobile technologies.\[1,2\] Advances in technology present opportunities for enhancing scientific discovery, accelerating human progress, and improving quality of life. AI, a broad term covering machine and deep learning algorithms emulating human intelligence, has led to the development of various algorithms aiding tasks in public health, from workflow optimization to diagnostics and forecasting.