{"id":181001,"date":"2026-01-23T11:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/when-health-misinformation-meets-artificial-intelligence-ai-why-parliamentary-leadership-matters\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T13:25:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:25:20","slug":"when-health-misinformation-meets-artificial-intelligence-ai-why-parliamentary-leadership-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/when-health-misinformation-meets-artificial-intelligence-ai-why-parliamentary-leadership-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"When health misinformation meets artificial intelligence (AI): why parliamentary leadership matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pmnch.who.int\/news-and-events\/news\/item\/23-01-2026-when-health-misinformation-meets-artificial-intelligence-(ai)-why-parliamentary-leadership-matters\">When health misinformation meets artificial intelligence (AI): why parliamentary leadership matters<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pmnch.who.int\/news-and-events\/news\/item\/23-01-2026-when-health-misinformation-meets-artificial-intelligence-(ai)-why-parliamentary-leadership-matters\">https:\/\/pmnch.who.int\/news-and-events\/news\/item\/23-01-2026-when-health-misinformation-meets-artificial-intelligence-(ai)-why-parliamentary-leadership-matters<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-23 11:21:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"pmnch.who.int\">pmnch.who.int<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The webinar hosted by IPU and PMNCH highlighted the growing challenge of health misinformation, especially in sensitive areas such as sexual and reproductive health and immunization, exacerbated by the rise of AI.<\/li>\n<li>The discussion emphasized that countering health misinformation requires combining factual accuracy with empathy and culturally resonant communication to resonate with local realities.<\/li>\n<li>AI has the potential to both amplify misinformation and offer tools to counter it; 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