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Singapore pushes medical AI toward patient care as population ages

Nurdianah Md Nur
Nurdianah Md Nur • 4 min read
Singapore pushes medical AI toward patient care as population ages
Minister of State for Digital Development and Information and Health Rahayu Mahzam says AI can help Singapore “catch what the human eye misses” as healthcare moves further into prevention and community care. Photo: MDDI
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Singapore is moving medical artificial intelligence (AI) closer to patient care, backing tools that could help doctors flag disease earlier as it prepares for a much older population and a heavier chronic disease burden.

Health institutions signed two agreements that put the technology into areas where hospitals already face pressure, including diabetes complications, drug-resistant infections and diagnosis beyond major medical centres.

The first links Singapore General Hospital with A*STAR's Diagnostics Development Hub, designed to get research closer to patients. The partnership has backed three innovations so far, says Minister of State for Digital Development and Information and Health Rahayu Mahzam at the AI in Health x ATxSummit earlier today.

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