The Financial Times featured Dr. Joan LaRovere’s application of her MIT Sloan Executive MBA to enhance the VFMatch platform, a key component of the Actionable Data Initiative, which connects physicians to underserved areas by addressing critical healthcare needs.
Virtue Foundation at the 2024 Data + AI Summit highlights how the Actionable Data Initiative leverages AI and data analysis to address healthcare disparities in low- and middle-income countries, identifying underserved areas and driving global change through innovative partnerships.
In April 2024, Virtue Foundation joined the “Forging the Future of Business with AI” summit, where Dr. Joan LaRovere presented the Actionable Data Initiative, showcasing its use of AI to map healthcare facilities, identify medical deserts, and uncover insights to guide future medical and surgical missions in underserved regions.
In April of 2024, Morning Edition on radio station GBH sat down with Dr. Joan LaRovere to discuss how artificial intelligence and machine learning can transform global healthcare delivery by matching physicians to the areas where they can have the maximum impact.
In partnership with Osteuropahilfe, Virtue Foundation Austria was able to donate medical equipment valued at 300,000 Euros to the Zhytomir Regional Hospital in Ukraine.
In April 2023, Virtue Foundation Austria hosted a congress in the Austrian Chamber of Medicine in Klagenfurt.
In March 2023, Virtue Foundation Austria organized an annual event in partnership with the Austrian Society of Sterility, Fertility, and Endocrinology and the Medical University of Vienna to raise more awareness for women suffering from endometriosis.
Virtue Foundation has always been dedicated to three core areas: healthcare, education, and women’s empowerment. During this year’s trip to Ghana, the Virtue Foundation team was very excited about the opportunity to also work towards an educational initiative, supporting the renovation of the Tutco Demonstration Basic School.
Earlier this year, the Virtue Foundation Austria team made a donation of medical equipment valued at $600,000 to Sofia’s Second City Hospital in Bulgaria.