A team of Ghanaian scientists, led by U.S.-based computer scientist Felix Davis, has emerged as a global leader in telehealth services, delivering medical support and clinical triage using cutting-edge artificial intelligence ( AI) technology.

The multidisciplinary team, comprising software engineers, AI researchers, medical doctors, and health professionals, has developed three AI-driven healthcare products that provide real-time medical services to patients.

Operating under the banner of Mary Health and Mary Technologies Inc., the innovations—Ask Mary, Doc Mary, and the Patient Access Terminal (P.A.T.)—aim to improve access to quality healthcare, especially for underserved communities.

The team includes Felix Davis, CEO of Mary Health; Anumbia Anachaba Julius, Research and Development Engineer; Dr. Gifty Sugri Azunre and Dr. Emmanuel Teyie, medical doctors; and Dr. Hanifatu Napari Mumuni, AI and digital health expert and Head of the Statistics Department at Tamale Technical University.

“We are incredibly excited to introduce Mary Health and our innovative platforms to Ghanaians,” Felix Davis said in an interview. “Our mission is to empower both patients and healthcare providers with intuitive, intelligent technology that simplifies healthcare delivery, improves outcomes, and fosters a more connected health ecosystem. We believe our solutions will play a pivotal role in making quality healthcare more accessible and efficient for all Ghanaians.”

Mary Health was founded in June 2024, inspired by a personal tragedy. Davis assembled a team of leading Ghanaian scientists to address healthcare barriers that he witnessed firsthand.

The venture is named after Mary Dagadu, the woman who raised him, who died from late-stage breast cancer—a condition that could have been detected early if continuous home health monitoring had been available.

“I was in medical school at the time—the first in my family to have that opportunity. Mary supported me throughout, but I had no idea she had been diagnosed,” Davis recalled.

He explained that nearly 44 per cent of Ghanaians living in rural areas face significant barriers to healthcare, including long-distance travel and unaffordable costs—challenges that contributed to Mary Dagadu’s death.

Following her passing, Davis left medical school and pursued computer science at Dartmouth College in the United States, where he began developing Mary Health’s flagship solutions. These include Ask Mary, an AI-powered virtual health assistant, and the Patient Access Terminal (PAT), a low-cost, modular “micro-clinic” equipped with portable medical devices and AI software for remote diagnosis and treatment.

Ask Mary provides immediate medical information, symptom assessments, and guidance to appropriate care pathways, enabling patients to make informed decisions from home while reducing unnecessary hospital visits.

Doc Mary is a telehealth platform connecting patients with healthcare providers for virtual consultations, prescriptions, and ongoing care management, extending essential medical services to underserved populations.

The Patient Access Terminal (PAT) is a state-of-the-art kiosk for healthcare facilities, allowing patients to check in, update records, schedule appointments, and access health information, significantly reducing waiting times and improving the overall patient experience.

Davis expressed optimism that with both local and international support, Mary Health’s innovations could help eliminate healthcare access barriers in rural areas and save lives, fulfilling the mission that inspired the company.

Source: Citinewsroom