Jakarta, May 13 -- The government supports the partnership between Perthera and Pathgen Diagnostic Technology to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to help overcome cancer in Indonesia.

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin stated that without improved prevention and early detection, cancer cases in Indonesia are projected to increase by over 70 percent by 2050.

"The number of deaths from cancer continues to increase every year," Budi noted in his statement, Tuesday.

Currently, the minister pointed out that around 400 thousand new cases of cancer are detected annually, with approximately 240 thousand deaths.

Without effective interventions, he warned, the burden of cancer will increase, impacting both public health and the economy.

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