Korea and Indonesia share AI-based healthcare models for medically underserved areas
Pilots targeting island and mountain communities are set to launch in the second half of 2025.
Middle East and South Asia nations champion AI governance and digital health at 79th World Health Assembly
Kuwait, Oman and India used the 79th World Health Assembly to advance calls for stronger AI governance, digital health infrastructure and international cooperation in healthcare.
South Korea opens public consultation on national AI ethics principles
The consultation is framed as a response to both rapid technological change and the recent enactment of Korea's Basic Act on Artificial Intelligence.
When healthcare becomes infrastructure: AI, digital identity, and the quiet risk of exclusion
HealthTechAsia's Vishnu Narayan asks whether governance keep pace as Global South digital health infrastructures deepen and dependence outpaces accountability.
SingHealth and Bhutan’s GCIT collaborate on responsible AI deployment in healthcare
At the centre of the collaboration is the co-development of an AI-assisted chest radiograph model trained on Bhutanese patient data.
Vietnam and Japan deepen healthcare ties with technology focus
A cooperation agreement between FPT Corporation and Tokushukai Medical Group covering the period 2026 to 2029 was welcomed at the meeting.
Malaysia and Singapore advance medical device alignment in bilateral health talks
A central development from the meeting was Malaysia's endorsement of the Medical Device Regulatory Reliance Programme, a framework designed to streamline market access for medical technologies across the region.
Google DeepMind expands Singapore partnership with focus on health AI
The partnership spans several public sector organisations and focuses on applying frontier AI to areas including pandemic preparedness, clinical care, and disability inclusion.
When the algorithm doesn’t know the road is 100 kilometres long
AI governance frameworks are written in Brussels and Singapore. The patients they affect often live somewhere else entirely. Three policy practitioners on the gap that matters most.