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Tunisia advances digital health with AI, unified records

From La Presse · () French

Translated from French, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Tunisia is accelerating its digital health transformation, integrating AI, telemedicine, and innovation.
  • A national health identity system will provide each citizen with a unified electronic health record.
  • The country is also developing digital platforms for emergency response, aiming to improve intervention times for critical conditions.

Tunisia is significantly advancing its digital health transformation, leveraging artificial intelligence, telemedicine, and innovative technologies, according to Walid Naija, Director General of Health. Speaking at The Bridge AI & Healthcare Summit 2026, Naija emphasized Tunisia's commitment to global digital health trends and highlighted the importance of international cooperation and expertise sharing.

Every Tunisian will have a health identity and a unified medical record.

— Walid NaijaDirector General of Health, Walid Naija, outlining a key project for Tunisia's digital health transformation.

Naija stressed the crucial role of the Tunisian diaspora and international experts in this digital shift. The summit brought together global specialists to discuss the contributions of AI and digital technologies to healthcare. Tunisia has already made strides in areas like teleradiology and teleconsultation, ensuring continuity of care between remote regions and central hospitals. This allows patients in interior areas to receive local treatment while specialists in Tunis provide remote consultations.

We have taken an important step in the digitalization of the health sector, and it is now essential to measure the scale of this transformation globally.

— Walid NaijaWalid Naija discussing the progress and global context of Tunisia's digital health initiatives.

A key initiative is the creation of a national health identity, which will grant every citizen a unified and centralized electronic health record. This system aims to streamline medical follow-up across different healthcare facilities, consolidating all tests, analyses, and consultations into a single, accessible file. Furthermore, Tunisia is developing digital emergency platforms, such as the "Najda" system, designed to expedite responses to critical conditions like heart attacks. A similar system is being deployed for stroke patients to reduce intervention times and improve survival and recovery rates. Naija acknowledged that the Tunisian health system is still evolving but noted the consistent progress of ongoing projects.

Things are moving forward step by step.

— Walid NaijaWalid Naija acknowledging the ongoing nature of Tunisia's health system transformation.
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Originally published by La Presse in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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