Amal Al-Absi

Saudi Arabian tech entrepreneur revolutionizing healthcare access through mobile diagnostics

Amal Al-Absi (born 1985) is a visionary entrepreneur who founded MediCloud, a groundbreaking telemedicine platform connecting rural Saudi patients with specialists. Growing up in a remote village, she witnessed the tragic consequences of delayed medical care, motivating her to create a solution that leverages AI and mobile technology.

Her company's flagship product, the MediPod, is a portable diagnostic device distributed to 1,200 remote clinics by 2022. These devices use AI algorithms to analyze medical images and provide preliminary diagnoses, reducing critical care wait times by 70%. Al-Absi's innovations have been recognized by World Economic Forum as among top 100 technology solutions for global health.

She pioneered the first Arabic-language medical AI training program, creating 300+ jobs for Saudi women in tech. Her TEDx talk 'Bridging the Desert Divide' has over 2 million views, inspiring tech entrepreneurs across MENA region. Al-Absi's work is chronicled in Bloomberg and TechCrunch.