Issued2025-11-01

Ethics and Governance of AI for Health – Guidance on Large Multi‑Modal Models

GuidanceInternational

Summary

World Health Organization guidance focusing on LMMs in health use cases, covering safety, effectiveness, privacy, bias, accountability, and workforce impacts. Recommends governance measures, evaluation, and monitoring tailored to generative AI systems.

Healthcare Implications

Hospitals piloting GenAI (e.g., documentation assistants, patient‑facing chat) should align with LMM‑specific safeguards, including transparent labeling, guardrails, and post‑deployment monitoring.

Impact Level

Low

Keywords

Safety & Risk; Privacy & Data; Transparency & Governance; Clinical Quality & Efficacy; Equity & Bias