by Dr. Jana Alagarajah | Audere Team

When you build AI for mental health and sexual health, safety isn’t a feature , it’s the product.

In a space where a missed signal can mean real-world harm, quality control isn’t optional, and “good enough” simply isn’t responsible. What differentiates platforms in this field isn’t just model performance, it’s how seriously they take safeguarding and how responsive their approach is to mitigating risks in real time.

Read on to learn how a psychiatry-trained doctor working at the intersection of AI x health thinks about and influences platform safety at Audere.

by Paul Isabelli | Audere Team

There’s a growing narrative that building GenAI-powered solutions is now “cheap.” And technically, that’s true. But here’s the catch, while models are cost effective, building healthcare solutions that have real-world impact is not. Once you move beyond proof-of-concept and into scaled deployment, especially in healthcare, the true costs emerge. Not in base conversations, but in engagement, safety, monitoring, and continuity of care.  In other words: in the things that make systems trustworthy.

by Dr. Dino Rech | Audere Team

AI is already reshaping health care in Africa—from diagnosing malaria and TB to supporting HIV prevention—but its future hinges on ethics. This piece explores how dignity, privacy, and local realities must guide the use of AI in health projects, or risk turning innovation into distraction. Read on to discover why ethical design is the key to AI’s promise in global health. This article was originally published in Think Global Health.

by Rouella Mendonca | Audere Team

Audere is taking the next big leap: from building powerful AI tools to putting AI creation directly in the hands of Ministries, NGOs, and innovators. The new Foundation Foundry allows anyone—no code or PhD required—to fine-tune computer vision or language models for their health programs, in days instead of months. Built for offline use, tailored to local needs, and paired with automated safety checks, it’s a game-changer for global health equity. Want to build your own AI model to power health tools in your country? This is your invitation.

Read the full post to see what’s coming and how to join the beta.

by Rouella Mendonca | Audere Team

As AI becomes more embedded in digital health tools, traditional monitoring and evaluation methods aren’t enough. In this article, Audere’s Director of AI, Rouella Mendonca, explores a hybrid M&E framework that combines automated data monitoring with human-in-the-loop review to ensure AI remains safe, equitable, and effective in real-world settings. From harm flagging to model performance tracking, it's a roadmap for responsible AI at scale.

by Sarah Morris | Audere Team

In this piece, Audere’s Chief Product Officer Sarah Morris draws from her experience in big tech to challenge how we measure success in digital health. She unpacks how common metrics like DAU can mislead—and offers a more rigorous, equity-centered approach to tracking real impact, trust, and behavior change in global health innovation.

by Rouella Mendonca | Audere Team, Elizabeth Kathure | Maisha Meds

Read about how Maisha Meds and Audere are transforming healthcare access in low-resource settings through cutting-edge AI and a shared commitment to health equity. Together, we’re proving that combining scalable tech with local insight can create real-world impact—from improving diagnostic accuracy to streamlining care delivery and reimbursement.

Artificial intelligence is no longer just on the horizon—it’s here, reshaping global health programming with new urgency and potential ... This landmark report - shaped by a consultation hosted by Audere and the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation in March, 2025 - explores how to move from crisis to opportunity.

by Dr. Jirair Ratevosian | Senior Advisor, Audere.

Dino answers the five biggest questions that break down any misconceptions surrounding AI ( which can slow down much-needed investment in global health) – highlighting that thoughtful AI has the power to meaningfully impact the healthcare of many in under resourced settings.

by Dr. Dino Rech | Audere CEO, Founder Audere Africa

A study in Busia County, Kenya, set out to explore how health workers used the HealthPulse app for malaria testing. This blog dives into the mental health and well-being of the hidden heroes - community health promoters - who deliver care and hope to communities.

by Dr. Sasha Frade | Research Lead

A study in Busia County, Kenya, set out to explore how health workers used the HealthPulse app for malaria testing. The app guided community health promoters (CHPs) through each step of the process with clear instructions and timers to ensure administration and interpretation accuracy.

This blog shares some of the insights that we observed over the course of the study.

by Dr. Sasha Frade | Research Lead

by Dr. Dino Rech | Audere CEO, Founder Audere Africa

Recent progress in AI tech continues to amaze us. More sophisticated and efficient machine learning algorithms, the proliferation of large language models, new ways to employ deep learning, and novel use cases appear daily. With such a spotlight on AI, organizations are appropriately shifting to focus on the quality and provenance of data used to train, validate, and verify their technology investments….
by Bronte Li and Shawna Cooper | Audere

by Dr. Bilal Mateen | Audere Board Member | Executive Director, Digital Square @ PATH

by Natalie Maricich | Audere Team, Noella Umulisa | Chief of Party, PMI Impact Malaria at Jhpiego, Eliab Mwiseneza | iCCM Coordinator for PMI Impact Malaria at Jhpiego Rwanda

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by Dino Rech | CEO, Founder Audere Africa

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by Rouella Mendonca | Principal Product Manager

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Dr. Tim Tucker | CEO SEAD

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