Anthropic and OpenEvidence launch free AI medical support for low-income nations

Anthropic and OpenEvidence announced a collaboration to extend AI-powered clinical decision support to physicians in low- and middle-income nations. Building on OpenEvidence’s free platform that draws from peer-reviewed research, the new version will be offered at no cost in about 100 countries, such as Uganda, Angola, Sudan, Haiti and Mongolia. Anthropic’s generative-AI models will handle the backend processing, and OpenEvidence will customize the system to reflect regional disease patterns, diagnostic capabilities and treatment options.

The effort follows earlier pilots in Rwanda and Botswana and is designed for environments with limited electricity but widespread smartphone use. Critics note that AI trained on high-income data may not fully capture local practice, but supporters argue the tool can quickly deliver evidence-based guidance where journal subscriptions are limited. Financial terms of the partnership were not disclosed.