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AI Technology Can Be a Solution to Ease Healthcare

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The Indonesian Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) assesses that artificial intelligence (AI) technology can be a solution to answer health problems in Indonesia. One of them is to facilitate public access to health services. "The existence of AI can make early detection of health conditions possible so that it can reduce disability or advanced stages," said the Head of the Communication Bureau of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, dr. Siti Nadia Tarmizi in her official statement, launching from Merdeka.com. Nadia also said that there have been several implementations of AI for health services in Indonesia, such as the PeduliLindungi application and the Biomedical & Genome Science Initiative (BGSI) to support the health industry to advance. According to Nadia, the two digital platforms are very helpful for people to be able to get health services easily. This is especially true for people who are in areas with limited health facilities. "The existence of the Peduli