Anthropic and medical knowledge platform OpenEvidence are collaborating to expand AI clinical support to doctors in regions where access to medical research, specialist expertise and continuing education remains limited.
OpenEvidence uses peer-reviewed medical research and treatment guidelines to answer physicians’ questions. The platform is already available free of charge to clinicians in the United States and Europe.
Under the new initiative, a specialised version of the platform will be offered at no cost to healthcare providers across dozens of low- and middle-income countries. The programme is being rolled out in about 100 countries, including Uganda, Angola, Sudan, Haiti and Mongolia, according to a country list provided by OpenEvidence.
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“Access to medical knowledge shouldn’t depend on geography,” OpenEvidence founder Daniel Nadler said.
Healthcare systems around the world are increasingly exploring generative AI as a potential tool for addressing shortages of doctors and specialists. Supporters say AI can help clinicians navigate large volumes of medical information quickly, while critics caution that systems trained largely on data from wealthier countries may not adequately reflect local healthcare practices and conditions.
The AI clinical support initiative is designed to address some of those regional differences. Anthropic will provide the underlying technology, while OpenEvidence will adapt the platform to local healthcare environments, including differences in infrastructure and available treatments.
Anthropic president Daniela Amodei said advances in AI technology had made it possible to develop tools for lower-resource healthcare settings, although commercial incentives alone might not have supported such an initiative.
Earlier this year, OpenEvidence said it was working with health organisations in Rwanda and Botswana to adapt its technology to environments where disease patterns, diagnostic resources and treatment options can differ substantially from those in wealthier countries.
Nadler said the system was being designed to be fully context-adaptive for participating regions. He added that smartphones could provide an important access point even in areas where medical facilities lack reliable electricity.
According to Nadler, US clinicians consulted OpenEvidence 42 million times in August alone. He also estimated that several hundred million Americans would receive care from doctors who had used the platform to help guide clinical decisions during 2026.
The companies did not disclose the financial terms of their collaboration.
Dr Ahmed Bendary, a cardiologist at Benha University in Egypt, said expanding access beyond the United States and Europe could significantly improve the availability of evidence-based medical information in countries where hospitals and doctors may lack institutional subscriptions to major medical journals.
The collaboration comes as Anthropic expands its broader work in scientific and healthcare applications. Reuters recently reported that the company had established a biology laboratory as it explores the use of AI in drug science.
