Jakarta, April 23 -- The Ministry of Health is pursuing the development of AI-guided ultrasound devices to increase detection accuracy and thereby, reduce cases of breast cancer as well as maternal and infant deaths.

The ministry's director general of pharmacy and medical devices, Lucia Rizka Andalusia, said that such devices will be important to carry out health screenings under the Free Health Checks program promoted by the government.

Advanced technology, such as AI, must be utilized in medical devices to provide maximum benefits to the public, she added.

"Our hope is that Indonesia, as a country with a population of more than 280 million, will not only accept AI and machine learning as users, but we will also participate in develop...