WHO/Europe, the Ministry of Health of Portugal, the National Health Service of Portugal and the General Secretariat of the Ministry of Health will co-host a regional dialogue on artificial intelligence (AI) for health in Porto on 25 September 2025. The event titled “Health, humanity and AI: building a responsible future” will be open to the public via a livestream.
Programme
The event will feature WHO experts as well as key health decision-makers from Portugal and other countries in the WHO European Region. The participants will exchange insights on opportunities, challenges and solutions for implementing AI safely and responsibly in the Region’s diverse health systems. Discussions will focus on AI legislation, the potential to enhance quality of care and patient safety, risks of inequitable access, ethical issues and the necessary governance frameworks to ensure that AI serves the public good.
The provisional agenda is as follows (all times are in CEST):
10:00–10:30 – Welcome remarks
10:45–11:15 – Transforming health through AI: a WHO/Europe–Portugal initiative
11:45–13:00 – Fireside chat on AI in health: lessons learned from Finland, France, Germany and Uzbekistan
13:00–14:00 – Panel discussion on key factors influencing the implementation of AI in the health-care system in Portugal
15:30-16:00 – AI legislation and patients’ rights in the WHO European Region and the European Union
16:00–16:30 – AI as a tool to improve quality of care and ensure better patient safety: challenges and opportunities
16:30–17:30 – Panel discussion: Leveraging artificial intelligence for better health in Europe
17:30–18:00 – Closing remarks
Promoting dialogue and knowledge exchange, as well as formulating direction to support decision-making in digital health and enhancing country capacities to better govern digital transformation are core priorities of the Regional Digital Health Action Plan for the WHO European Region 2023–2030.
If you are interested in following the event live, the livestream will be available at the link.