A telemedicine center has opened at the Mangystau Regional Multidisciplinary Hospital in cooperation with South Korea, according to infohub.kz.
The project will enable remote consultations with doctors from Kazakhstan and other countries, as well as the use of artificial intelligence for diagnosing diseases.
The center opened as part of the international symposium "AI-Based Smart Telemedicine: Republic of Korea – Kazakhstan," held in Aktau. Korean partners provided equipment for the telemedicine office.
The new center is planned to be equipped with AI-based systems for the early detection of various diseases.
Among the technologies presented were automated analysis of radiological images, accelerated diagnosis of stroke and fundus pathologies, and digital lung function testing to detect asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The developers also demonstrated technologies for assessing cardiovascular risks, osteoporosis screening, and remote monitoring of patients with musculoskeletal disorders.
According to Kazakh Vice Minister of Health Yerbol Ospanov, the country has created more than 20 million digital profiles of citizens, and its digital infrastructure covers over 21,000 medical organizations. The system processes more than 400 million medication and clinical services annually.
One of the sector's development priorities will be the creation of a unified digital healthcare circuit based on the Unified State Medical Information System (EGMIS) and the Smart Data Healthcare platform.
The Ministry of Health also plans to add an AI assistant to the e-Densaulyq app. It will help interpret test results and provide recommendations.
Earlier, Kursiv Health reported that most Kazakhstanis already use neural networks as medical consultants. The country recorded the highest levels of trust in artificial intelligence for medical matters among 20 countries.