Hong Kong will help Kazakhstan introduce artificial intelligence in healthcare. Cooperation is also set to expand in medical training, as well as the exchange of professional expertise and knowledge. This will be facilitated, in particular, by a memorandum signed at a seminar in Astana between Nazarbayev University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Macau University of Science and Technology. Experts, WHO representatives, and heads of medical organizations discussed the digitalization of the sector, the development of primary healthcare, and modern approaches to medical education. Particular emphasis was placed on how new technologies can be integrated into the healthcare system and applied directly in medical practice.
«From WHO perspective, our key message is that whatever technologies are used, it should serve to improve the quality of services for the patient. That’s why Kazakhstan is having a leading role on transforming primary health care. Kazakhstan has made great progress on digitalization, for example digital health innovation. Further training of health and care workforce, and also the seminar which is taking place today between Kazakhstan, Nazarbayev University and the university that are coming from Hong Kong and other parts are very invaluable in order to increase this knowledge,» noted Skender Syla, WHO Representative and Head of WHO Country Office in Kazakhstan.
Training personnel was one of the main topics of the seminar. According to experts, the further development of the sector depends not only on the introduction of new technologies, but also on specialists who can effectively apply them in practice. Therefore, alongside funding, modern equipment, and medicines, qualified doctors, researchers, nurses, and other healthcare professionals are needed.
«Access to adequate healthcare services is uppermost on the minds of the people. The same applies to Hong Kong, China, and the same, I believe, applies to the whole of Kazakhstan. One of the objectives of the MOU is to foster knowledge and professional exchange. So, I believe the major area for cooperation between Hong Kong and Nazarbayev University, and through Nazarbayev University, the rest of Kazakhstan, is in the training of high-level medical scientists and medical professionals,» said Leung Chun-ying, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Chairman of GX Foundation.
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