UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund

14
Activities on AI
20
Countries

About UNFPA

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

Activities by UNFPA

UNFPA
Big Data for Family Planning Inequalities Analysis (BiDaFPInAs)
Asia and the Pacific Philippines

This project captured social media conversations of Filipinos about family planning and developed a machine learning (ML) algorithm that converts those conversations to insights. These insights helped provide real-time data on awareness and perception of Filipinos about family planning to government planners.

Activity Type Research/Reports/AssessmentsAI Tools/Solutions
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GENAIE (Generative Artificial Intelligence for Education)
Africa EthiopiaTanzania

Generative Artificial Intelligence for Education (GENAIE) is an AI-enabled eLearning initiative piloted by the ESARO maternal health and innovation teams. It assists in creating e-learning modules on diverse topics in local languages quickly. GENAIE is a promising tool to enhance the health workers capacity by providing large volumes of high-quality, consistent e-learning and training content rapidly.

Activity Type Technical assistanceAI Tools/SolutionsTrainings/workshops
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NeMa Smartbot in India
Asia and the Pacific India

An innovative AI-powered service, the "NeMa Smartbot", was developed to strengthen midwifery knowledge and skills in resource-limited environments. The smartbot provides real-time, evidence-based answers on pregnancy and childbirth, functions offline, and uses clinically verified material. The project is positioned for further scaling across India or beyond.

Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsResearch/Reports/Assessments
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UNFPA ESARO's iSAY
Africa

UNFPA's East and Southern Africa Regional Office's AI-based platform, iSAY, employs advanced machine learning and natural language processing to monitor and analyze public dialogues and social media trends related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (ASRHR). The platform enables UNFPA to make real-time program predictions, follow-ups, and recommendations based on credible data.

Activity Type AI Tools/SolutionsResearch/Reports/Assessments