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At the ADB-WHO Forum on Harnessing AI for Health Equity in Manila, Datuk Dr. Nor Fariza Ngah outlined the clinical rationale, technical development, and economic case for DR. MATA.
At the ADB-WHO Forum on Harnessing AI for Health Equity in Manila, delegates raised questions on investment sequencing, data security, and regional collaboration.
Healthcare data is increasingly caught in geopolitical crossfire. HealthTechAsia's Vishnu Narayan on what that means for patient safety.
The system features hands-free operation, a human-in-the-loop model where AI makes initial assessments for staff review, and continuous self-learning from hospital data.
The country enters the network as a "pioneer member", joining the UK, Singapore, India, Brazil, Indonesia, Peru, Zambia, and Vietnam.
The session at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital brought together leadership from Seoul National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University Hospital, and Jeonbuk National University Hospital.
JTS is pushing into digital healthcare with a strategic stake in AI-powered primary care platform ULTIMED, as it looks to extend its technology infrastructure expertise into the medical sector.
Southeast Asia forms a key part of the global rollout, with programmes launching first in the Philippines and extending to Indonesia later in 2026.
Vishnu Narayan, Contributing Policy Editor / Fellow (Non-Resident) at HealthTechAsia, writes that AI governance must begin with institutional introspection, not procurement.