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Why the project matters

Health systems in the Mediterranean face increasing strain from frequent and complex crises, including natural disasters, conflicts, and pandemics. The COVID-19 pandemic, Beirut Blast, earthquakes in Türkiye, floods in Spain, conflict-related healthcare collapse in Palestine, and evacuations from seismic events in Italy have revealed critical weaknesses, overwhelmed infrastructure, lack of coordination, and limited emergency preparedness. These compounded crises increase health inequalities and compromise access to timely care, particularly for vulnerable groups, highlighting the urgent need for resilient, adaptive, and coordinated regional health systems.

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What it aims to achieve

• To develop and adapt AI-powered solutions that can be used across countries to support critical phases of health emergency management: preparedness, response, and recovery.
• To improve the capacity of policymakers, service providers, and community groups to prepare for, respond to, and recover from health crises more efficiently and effectively.

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Expected change

• Enhanced capacity of emergency actors to manage health crises effectively before, during, and after emergencies.
• Improved access to quality and equitable health services during and after emergencies.
• Stronger health system resilience through the joint development, piloting, and adoption of AI-powered solutions.

 

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What the project delivers

• Match existing artificial intelligence technologies to identify needs in five countries through multi-stakeholder collaboration.
• Development of 6 artificial intelligence-powered solutions across 5 countries to strengthen crisis preparedness, response, and recovery.
• Delivery of 2 training modules to 125 local actors and policymakers (piloting: 5 learners/solution for maintenance, 20 for operation; adoption: 5 learners/solution for maintenance, 45 for operation) to build capacity for operating and maintaining artificial intelligence solutions.
• Establishment of an Ethics Advisory Board to ensure responsible and trustworthy AI deployment.
• Adoption and upscaling of 6 artificial intelligence solutions by at least 6 implementing partners to institutionalize and sustain impact beyond the project duration.

 

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Who benefits

• 75+ staff from healthcare facilities, NGOs, and first responder organizations trained to enhance emergency preparedness, response, and recovery capacities.
• 50+ staff from regional and national policy institutions equipped with decision-making tools and policy development skills for faster, evidence-based crisis response.
• 15+ service provision organizations across 5 countries benefiting from artificial intelligence-powered solutions and capacity building.
• 10+ policymaking bodies supported to adopt and integrate artificial intelligence tools into national and transnational emergency management strategies.
• 2–3 community-based groups per country, engaging hundreds of students and patients, and dozens of scout groups and neighborhoods, acting as intermediaries to reach target citizens.
Partner country residents indirectly benefiting from improved, tech-enabled emergency response systems and enhanced health system resilience.