{
  "id": 9656882,
  "title": "Inputs from ASHAs to shape AI-enabled training platform for cervical cancer screening in Assam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/inputs-from-ashas-to-shape-ai-enabled-training-platform-for-cervical",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-25T00:09:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/assam/inputs-from-ashas-to-shape-ai-enabled-training-platform-for-cervical-cancer-screening-in-assam/article71504049.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The George Institute for Global Health India and Cachar Cancer Hospital and Research Centre will create an AI-enabled training platform and a multilingual voice chatbot for Assam's cervical cancer screening program. These digital tools will be shaped by the experiences and insights of 110 Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) who participated in a workshop in Silchar. The workshop aimed to design technology that caters to ASHAs' real-world needs and challenges in community counseling and screening. During the workshop, ASHAs reviewed 155 common questions about cervical cancer and screening, voting on the most frequently asked ones. This exercise revealed that the questions ASHAs frequently encounter in the field may differ from those deemed clinically important. The insights from the workshop will inform the chatbot's knowledge base, addressing both health information needs and practical concerns ASHAs face. The ASHAs also discussed their comfort with digital technology, with younger and middle-aged ASHAs using mobile phones regularly for reporting and communication, while older ASHAs expressed willingness to learn and improve their digital skills. The platform will feature features such as voice-based interactions in local languages, simple-language content, search functions, short audio-visual lessons, FAQs, reminders, quizzes, and progress tracking to support ASHAs in their community work.",
  "summary": "About 110 Accredited Social Health Activists in Barak Valley collaborated with doctors, programmers, and researchers to help design the digital tools",
  "key_points": [
    "110 ASHAs participated in Silchar workshop to shape AI tools for cervical cancer screening.",
    "Workshop reviewed 155 common cervical cancer questions, identifying most frequent queries.",
    "ASHAs' digital technology comfort levels vary, influencing chatbot's features and design."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The collaboration with ASHAs ensures the AI-enabled training platform and chatbot address real-world challenges and concerns of community health workers, enhancing cervical cancer screening efforts in Assam.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/9656882.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Inputs from ASHAs to shape AI-enabled training platform for cervical cancer screening in Assam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/inputs-from-ashas-to-shape-ai-enabled-training-platform-for-cervical-9658117",
        "published": "2026-09-25T00:09:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}