Artificial intelligence as a tool for enhancing the performance of public health emergency operation centres (EOC)

Osama Ali Maher¹, Luca Cegolon^{2

3}, Saverio Bellizzi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Independent consultant, Cairo, Egypt.
² Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
³ University Health Agency Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), Public Health Unit, Trieste, Italy.
⁴ Independent consultant, Sassari, Italy saverio.bellizzi@gmail.com.

Osama Ali Maher et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2025.

. 2025 Mar 25;10(3):e016097.

doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016097.

Osama Ali Maher¹, Luca Cegolon^{2

3}, Saverio Bellizzi⁴

¹ Independent consultant, Cairo, Egypt.
² Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
³ University Health Agency Giuliano-Isontina (ASUGI), Public Health Unit, Trieste, Italy.
⁴ Independent consultant, Sassari, Italy saverio.bellizzi@gmail.com.

No abstract available

Keywords: Decision Making; Epidemiology; Public Health.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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