AI FOR ALL – GLIDE Edition
Understand AI. Explore its potential. Apply it responsibly in health.
Developed by Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), with selected content tailored in collaboration with the Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE) to incorporate global health and disease elimination perspectives and use cases.
FIRST INTAKE16 NOVEMBER – 16 DECEMBER 2026ONLINE
- OFFERED BY GLIDE
- SELF-PACED
- NO PREREQUISITE REQUIRED
Program overview
Artificial intelligence is changing health. Learn how to use it.
AI for All is a four-module online program developed by MBZUAI to build a practical understanding of artificial intelligence and its applications. Through collaboration with GLIDE, selected content has been tailored to incorporate global health and disease elimination perspectives and use cases relevant to health professionals. The program helps participants build foundational knowledge, explore real-world applications, and understand the opportunities and risks of AI in their work, regardless of their technical background.
Modules
What will you learn?
Explore four modules designed to build your understanding of AI fundamentals and its potential applications in health.
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Module 1: Understanding AI: The Fundamentals
Discover the history of AI, key concepts, everyday applications, common misconceptions, and what AI can and cannot do.
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Module 2: How AI Works: A Deep Dive
Understand how data, algorithms, and machine learning produce outputs, how generative AI and language models are trained, and why data quality and human oversight matter.
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Module 3: Working with AI: Prompting, Use Cases, and Project Selection
Learn how to write and refine prompts, identify useful applications, and assess potential AI projects based on impact, feasibility, resources, risks, and organizational priorities.
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Module 4: AI Ethics and the Future: Navigating the AI Era
Explore bias, fairness, privacy, transparency, accountability, human oversight, and the implications of future AI developments.
Who it's for
Who is this program for?
It is designed for health professionals at any career level, anywhere in the world.
Whether you work in health programs, policy, health services, research, regulation, philanthropy, or health technology, this program will help you build a foundation for engaging with AI in your professional context.
Your learning experience
Practical learning, at your own pace
Designed to fit around your professional commitments, AI for All – GLIDE Edition gives you the flexibility to complete the program within the one-month intake period.
100% online
Learn from anywhere, without traveling to attend in person.
Self-paced learning
Work through four modules on your own schedule during the intake period.
5–6 hours of study
Complete the estimated total learning time across the month.
Accessible to beginners
Build your understanding of AI through an introductory program that requires no technical background.
English-language program
AI-generated subtitles are available in Arabic and French.
Learning outcomes
What will you be able to do?
By the end of the program, you should be able to:
- Explain foundational AI concepts and recognize its capabilities and limitations.
- Understand how data, algorithms, machine learning, and generative AI work.
- Write and refine prompts to explore practical AI applications.
- Identify potential AI use cases and assess their feasibility, value, and risks.
- Recognize ethical considerations, including bias, privacy, fairness, transparency, and accountability.
- Consider how AI could be applied responsibly to challenges within your own organization.
What you need
What do you need to get started?
Getting started is simple. You will need:
- A laptop or desktop computer.
- A stable internet connection with sufficient bandwidth to stream online videos.
- Approximately 5–6 hours to complete the four modules within the one-month intake period.
No pre-requisite is required.
01 About the Program
AI for All is a four-module online program developed by MBZUAI to build a practical understanding of artificial intelligence and its applications. Through collaboration with GLIDE, selected content has been tailored to incorporate global health and disease elimination perspectives and use cases relevant to health professionals. The program helps participants build foundational knowledge, explore real-world applications, and understand the opportunities and risks of AI in their work, regardless of their technical background.
The program introduces how AI works and how to use it responsibly in your work. It focuses on understanding AI concepts, using generative AI tools, identifying relevant use cases, and recognizing ethical risks. Coding and model development are outside its introductory scope.
The first intake runs online from November 16 to December 16, 2026. You can participate from your own location. To access the program, you will need a laptop or desktop connected to a stable internet connection with sufficient bandwidth to stream online videos, similar to watching videos on YouTube.
The program is online and self-paced, with four modules. The estimated total study time is 5–6 hours, which you can spread across the intake period, but it must be completed within the one-month period.
02 Who should apply
It is designed for health professionals at any level, anywhere. It is relevant to people working in health programs, policy, health services, research, regulation, philanthropy, and technology roles.
No. The program starts with the foundations and uses plain language. You do not need previous AI training or coding experience.
No. It is intended for health professionals worldwide. You can consider how its concepts apply to the resources and needs of your own organization.
03 Objectives and outcomes
- Understanding AI: The fundamentals
- How AI works: A deep dive
- Working with AI: Prompting, use cases and project selection
- AI ethics and the future: Navigating the AI era
By the end of the program, you will have learned:
- AI history, key concepts, everyday applications, common misconceptions, and what AI can and cannot do.
- How data, algorithms, and machine learning produce outputs; how generative AI and language models are trained; and why data quality and oversight matter.
- How to write and refine prompts, identify useful applications, and assess potential projects against impact, feasibility, resources, risk, and organizational priorities.
- Bias, fairness, privacy, transparency, accountability, human oversight, and the implications of future AI developments.
04 What to expect during the program
Work through the four online modules during the one-month access period.
No previous AI training or coding experience is needed. You may find it helpful to think about a health task or challenge where AI could be useful as you work through the modules.
You will need a laptop or desktop connected to a stable internet connection with sufficient bandwidth to stream online videos, similar to watching videos on YouTube.
The program is delivered in English, with AI-generated subtitles available in Arabic and French.
05 Fees and institutional approval
The program is offered by GLIDE to the health community.
06 Application and first intake
Visit the application page and complete your application details.
07 Completion and further support
For general enquiries, contact ai4all@glideae.org.
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