A team of Ghanaian scientists have emerged as global leaders in tele-health innovation delivery through artificial intelligence (AI) driven medical services to patients across the world.
The team, led by US-based Ghanaian computer scientist, Mr Felix Davis, has developed three advanced AI health technology products that provide real-time medical support, clinical triage and remote healthcare access to users, particularly underserved populations.
Operating under the name Mary Health and Mary Technologies Inc., the multidisciplinary team comprises computer software engineers, AI researchers, medical doctors, and digital health experts.
Their flagship patient-centric solutions include “Ask Mary”, “Doc Mary,” and “Patient Access Terminal” (P.A.T).
Other members of the team include Mr Davis, Mr Julius Anumbia Anachaba, a Research and Development Engineer, Dr Gifty Sugri Azunre and Dr Emmanuel Teyie, both Medical Doctors, and Dr Hanifatu Napari Mumuni, an Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health Expert and Head of the Statistics Department at Tamale Technical University.
Speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Tamale, Mr Davis, Chief Executive Officer of Mary Health, said the innovations were designed to simplify healthcare delivery, improve health outcomes and bridge access gaps, especially in rural communities.
“We are incredibly excited to introduce Mary Health and our innovative platforms to Ghanaians,” he said.
“Our mission is to empower both patients and providers with intuitive, intelligent technology that improves outcomes and fosters a more connected healthcare ecosystem.”
Mr Davis founded Mary Health in June 2024, inspired by a deeply personal tragedy.
The startup is named after Mary Dagadu, the woman who raised him and who died from late-stage breast cancer.
He explained that with access to continuous home monitoring and early diagnosis, her condition could have been detected earlier, with survival rates exceeding 99 per cent.
“At the time, I was in medical school, the first in my family to have that opportunity, but I had no idea she had been diagnosed,” he said.
“Like many Ghanaians in rural areas, access to healthcare meant traveling long distances, often without the financial means to do so.”
Following her death, Mr Davis said he left medical school and enrolled at Dartmouth College, an Ivy League research university in the United States, where he is currently studying Computer Science.
Driven by a desire to prevent similar tragedies, he explained he assembled a team of Ghanaian scientists to develop technology-driven solutions that bring healthcare closer to people’s homes.
One of the key innovations is Ask Mary, an AI-powered virtual medical assistant that provides immediate health information, symptom assessment and guidance to appropriate care pathways, helping users make informed decisions and reducing unnecessary hospital visits.
Doc Mary is a comprehensive tele-health platform that connects patients and healthcare providers for virtual consultations, prescriptions and ongoing care management, extending medical services to underserved populations.
The Patient Access Terminal (P.A.T), a low-cost, modular micro-clinic kiosk equipped with portable medical devices and AI software, enables remote diagnosis, treatment, appointment scheduling and patient check-in, significantly reducing waiting times and administrative burdens.
Mr Davis said the long-term goal was to deploy these solutions widely across Ghana and beyond, particularly in rural and hard-to-reach communities.
“We hope to secure both local and international support to scale up this innovation and reduce the struggles rural people face in accessing healthcare. Struggles that cost Mary Dagadu her life,” he said.
The Mary Health initiative represents a major milestone in Ghana’s growing contribution to global digital health and positions Ghanaian scientists at the forefront of AI-driven telemedicine solutions worldwide.
