Socioeconomic Benefits of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Delivery System in Nigeria

Abstract

Rapid advances in AI research and the resources being provided by governments and industry make it highly likely that AI will be used extensively in healthcare delivery and there is huge potential forcost-saving as well as service quality improvement. AI has enormous potential and can undoubtedly bring new efficiencies and quality to healthcare outcomes in Nigeria. This paper aims at reviewing the socio-economic benefits of integrating AI into the healthcare delivery system in Nigeria. The benefits were divided into subcategories: benefits related to the medical domain, and the benefits related to economic and social lives domain. The paper identified the challenges to Implementing AI in healthcare delivery to include: bias, Missteps and accident, privacy and data availability. The paper recommended AI adoption, paradigm shift from care to prevention, skill acquisition and training for an AI enabled healthcare delivery system in Nigeria.