Context: The World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced S.A.R.A.H. (Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health), a digital health promoter prototype powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI), ahead of World Health Day.

• S.A.R.A.H. engages users in 8 languages on various health topics, providing information on healthy habits, mental health, and major health issues like cancer and heart disease.

About SARAH (Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health)

• Smart AI Resource Assistant for Health (S.A.R.A.H.) is a digital health promoter prototype with enhanced empathetic response powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI).

• It is launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO). It aims to provide an additional tool for people to realize their rights to health, wherever they are.

• Powered by: SARAH is an Generative AI based digital health model with technology  supported by Soul Machines Biological AI.

• It represents an evolution of AI-powered health information avatars and uses  new language models and cutting-edge technology.

• It can engage users 24 hours a day in 8 languages on multiple health topics, on any device.

Features

• Information dissemination:  To provide information across major health issues  including healthy habits and mental health, to help people optimize their health and well-being journey.

• Right to health: As an additional tool in the hands of  people to realize their rights to health.

• Real time information: The Generative AI model ensures real-time response with enhanced accuracy.

• Human touch: It will provide nuanced, empathetic responses to users by engaging in dynamic personalized conversations at scale that more accurately mirror human interactions

• To develop better understanding of risk factors: SARAH can help people in assessing risk factors for some of the major diseases including cancer, heart disease, lung disease, and diabetes etc

• Repository of Information for a healthy lifestyle: SARAH will enable people to access up-to-date information on quitting tobacco, being active, eating a healthy diet, and de-stressing among other things

World Health Organisation WHO

• Established: WHO was founded on 7 April 1948 now celebrated as World Health Day.

• Members: Working with 194 Member States across 6 regions.

• Governing body:  The World Health Assembly which is attended by delegations from all Member States.

• UN status: United Nations agency dedicated to advancing health for all.

• Mission: To connect nations, partners and people to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable  so that  everyone, everywhere can attain the highest level of health.