AI-SAROSH workshop in sparks innovative AI projects for reproductive health in South Asia

AI-SAROSH, an AI-powered platform aiming to revolutionise access to Sexual Reproductive and Maternal Health (SRMH) resources and services in South Asia, hosted the 2023 Grant Cycle Co-Design Workshop on "Artificial Intelligence for Sexual and Reproductive Health for South Asia" from September 13 to 17, 2023, in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Participants from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Pakistan attended the workshop and received the grants offered by the platform to carry out ground-breaking projects, research, and AI innovations. The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is funding AI-SAROSH.

Eminence, along with the Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Bangladesh (OGSB), the National Institute of Mental Health, and the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering under the University of Dhaka, will be working on the model development of an AI tool to ensure timely and accurate detection of perinatal depression among pregnant and postpartum women in Bangladesh.

The writer is the CEO of  Eminence Associates for Social Development. E-mail: ceo@eminence-bd.org