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the country. Organization (WHO) estimates that 3.6 million people
with TB are missed by health systems every year and
As part of Microsoft's AI Network for Healthcare
do not receive adequate care. This is primarily because
initiative, Microsoft India and Apollo Hospitals Group
patients with TB may present with mild or no
set up a National Clinical Coordination Committee
(NCCC) for the Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score, symptoms, particularly early on. Many affected people
arrive at clinics too late with advanced disease or
consisting of leading doctors from Apollo Hospitals; All
multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB), which is difficult to
India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi; and
treat and more likely to cause death. One of the key
King George's Medical University, Lucknow.
strategies to tackling TB is early diagnosis.
Unfortunately, sputum testing is only 50% accurate
and frequently misses the disease in its early stages.
Both companies will focus on development of AI-based
Chest X-ray interpretation tool for TB which can help
address the gap. It will provide high quality, timely and
cost-effective radiology access to remote locations
and poor communities by immediately alerting the
presence of critical findings. The AI1 (All-in One)
solution is one of the largest installation of AI in India
and has the potential to help over 40 million people.

National launch of Preview- AI CVD Risk Score
Apollo Hospitals Group and Zebra Medical
Vision (Zebra-Med) collaborate to validate
and deploy AI (Artificial Intelligence) based

screening tools across India
Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA) on
behalf of Department of Science and Technology,
Government of India and Israel Innovation Authority Deploy AI (Artificial Intelligence) based screening tools
(IIA), on behalf of Government of Israel, granted
HealthNet Global, a part of the Apollo Hospitals Maastricht University partnered with Apollo
Group, India and Zebra Medical Vision, Israel funding – Microsoft Cardiac Global Data
to validate, co-develop and deploy medical imaging Consortium to expand the AI Network for
Artificial Intelligence (AI) across India and to increase Cardiology in Europe
Tuberculosis (TB) screening capabilities in the rural
areas. TThe Maastricht University has signed an agreement
with the Apollo-Microsoft Cardiology Consortium to
The companies shall jointly receive support from India-
help expand the AI Network for Cardiology and
Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation research on cardiovascular diseases in the
Fund (I4F) for their project to co-develop and to Netherlands. The partnership was announced at the
provide clinical validation, and evidence of the efficacy
inaugural session of the DST-CII India Netherlands
of radiology Al based tools in India as per I4F norms.
Technology Summit at New Delhi, in the presence of
The final developed project will be able to assist as a His Majesty Willem–Alexander, the King of the
primary screening method for major diseases in large Netherlands and Mr. Harsh Vardhan, Honorable
scale screenings. For example, World Health Minister for Science and Technology, Health & Family

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