The health ministry and Google are exploring a strategic partnership to use artificial intelligence (AI) to address the country’s key health challenges.
Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said the move is a “major step” towards making Malaysia the leader in AI-based digital health in the region.
He said that as the chair of Asean this year, Malaysia is committed to driving regional cooperation in health data governance, ethical use of AI, and cross-border digital capacity building.
Dzulkefly said 156 health clinics have been equipped with a cloud-based content management system allowing 70% of patients to be treated in less than 30 minutes.
This was part of the AI-based digital reforms that his ministry is implementing.
He also said the first phase of the Electronic Medical Record system has been completed, involving five million prescriptions, 20 million vaccination records, and one million dental records.
In addition, the MySejahtera app has now been developed into a preventive health gateway and a national digital gateway.
