Intelligent Medical Care
Current situation of medical care in China and Republic of Congo
Healthcare is an important part of national social development and livelihood protection, which directly affects the quality of life of nationals, social stability and economic development. In recent years, the cooperation between China and Republic of Congo in the medical field has gradually deepened, especially the support in medical technology, infrastructure construction and human resources training, which has provided important help to Republic of Congo in improving public health and medical service level. In order to better understand the background of this cooperation, it is first necessary to understand the current situation of healthcare in China and Congo, as well as the common challenges faced by the two countries in the field of healthcare.
China’s healthcare system has made significant progress in recent years, especially in the areas of primary healthcare services, medical technology, and public health management. The Chinese government has vigorously promoted the Healthy China strategy, gradually realizing basic medical protection and universal access to medical services for both urban and rural residents. The distribution of medical resources is gradually being equalized, especially with the introduction of informatized medicine and smart medicine, which has greatly improved the efficiency and coverage of medical services. China’s medical technology, especially in telemedicine, precision medicine, intelligent diagnosis, and artificial intelligence-assisted treatment, has taken the lead in the world. At the same time, China has also actively exported medical resources and technologies to other developing countries, especially African countries, and carried out medical assistance and cooperation to help the development of global public health.
In contrast, the Republic of Congo’s medical system still faces many challenges. As a developing country, Republic of Congo has an imperfect medical service system and a lack of medical resources, especially in rural and remote areas, with insufficient infrastructure, a shortage of medical personnel, a low level of technology and an unsound public health management system. Although the Government has made efforts to improve health care conditions in recent years, the Republic of Congo is still unable to effectively meet the growing health care needs of the population due to the relative lag in economic development. In particular, the Republic of Congo faces enormous pressure in the prevention and control of infectious diseases, chronic disease management, child health care and health management in an aging society.
The Republic of Congo’s per capita medical resources and medical expenditures are still low, and medical facilities, especially in rural areas, are extremely limited, with many areas lacking even basic diagnostic and therapeutic equipment and medicine supplies. The coverage of medical services is narrow, and the quality and efficiency of medical services are also greatly restricted. Against this background, the Republic of Congo’s cooperation with the international community, especially with China in the medical field, has become particularly important. China’s advanced technology and medical experience, especially innovations in the fields of smart medicine and remote diagnosis and treatment, are providing strong support for Republic of Congo.
In this context of cooperation, smart medicine has gradually become a new highlight of medical cooperation between China and Republic of Congo. Through information technology, big data, artificial intelligence and other means, smart healthcare is able to realize the optimal allocation of medical resources, break the limitations of geography, time and space, and effectively improve the efficiency and quality of medical services. For developing countries like Republic of Congo, smart healthcare is not only a technical means, but also an important way to make up for the shortage of medical resources and improve the level of medical services.
China has achieved remarkable results in the development of smart healthcare, especially in the innovation of telemedicine and intelligent diagnosis and treatment, which has greatly improved the coverage of medical services and diagnosis and treatment efficiency. China’s smart healthcare solutions have been applied in many impoverished areas, villages and remote mountainous regions in China, and have achieved remarkable results. Through the introduction of intelligent medical equipment and technologies, the level of diagnosis and treatment in primary medical institutions has been significantly enhanced, and the patient experience has been improved. In addition, intelligent medical care can greatly reduce the burden on hospitals and improve the utilization efficiency of medical resources, which is of great significance for Republic of Congo.
With the deepening of cooperation between China and Republic of Congo in the medical field, the concept and technology of smart healthcare are gradually entering Republic of Congo. Over the past few years, China has helped Republic of Congo make progress in medical infrastructure construction, health personnel training, disease prevention and control through medical assistance, technology export and cooperation programs. In particular, cooperation in the fields of informatized medicine and digital health has provided the Republic of Congo with new opportunities for development. China and Republic of Congo have begun to explore smart medical models based on artificial intelligence, cloud computing, big data and other technologies, with a view to improving the accessibility, popularity and efficiency of medical services in Republic of Congo through innovative medical means.
In this process, Chinese medical enterprises, technology companies and universities are also actively involved, providing technical support, equipment donations and personnel training for the Republic of Congo. Through joint research, technology sharing and personnel exchanges, China and Republic of Congo are jointly promoting the development of smart healthcare, aiming to provide Republic of Congo with a more efficient and sustainable healthcare service model.
In addition, China has provided support for the construction of several telemedicine platforms in Republic of Congo, enabling residents in remote areas to obtain expert advice and suggestions through remote consultations, greatly improving the level of medical services in remote areas. Chinese medical experts and technical teams regularly go to Republic of Congo to carry out training and guidance, helping local medical personnel to improve their diagnosis and treatment level and enhance their ability to apply modern medical technology. This mode of cooperation not only helps to improve the quality of medical services in Republic of Congo, but also lays the foundation for in-depth cooperation between the two countries’ medical sectors.
Prospects and Outlook of Medical Cooperation
In the field of intelligent medical care, the prospects for cooperation between China and Republic of Congo are very broad. With the rapid development of global science and technology, smart medical technology is changing day by day, especially the wide application of artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, big data and other technologies, which promotes the transformation of medical services from the traditional mode to a more intelligent, personalized and precise direction. For developing countries like Republic of Congo, smart healthcare can not only help make up for the lack of medical resources, but also improve the quality of medical services and provide more convenient and efficient medical protection for the general public.
In the future, with the deepening of cooperation between China and Congo in the field of smart healthcare, the two sides will achieve more significant results in the following aspects:
Introduction of intelligent diagnostic and treatment equipment and technology: China’s advanced medical equipment and technology will be widely used in Republic of Congo, especially in the fields of intelligent diagnosis, telemedicine and precision medicine. Through the introduction of intelligent medical equipment and technology, Republic of Congo will be able to improve the efficiency and quality of medical services, reduce the waste of medical resources and improve the diagnosis and treatment level of primary medical institutions.
Advancement of medical informatization construction: By promoting medical informatization construction, Republic of Congo will gradually establish a perfect electronic health record system, remote consultation platform and other informatization infrastructure. Digital medical services will greatly improve the efficiency and quality of medical services, especially in remote areas, and the informatized medical platform will effectively alleviate the problem of insufficient medical resources.
Popularization of telemedicine: Telemedicine, as an important part of smart healthcare, can break the time and space constraints and provide high-quality medical services to residents in remote areas. In the future, China and Republic of Congo will realize the popularization and equalization of medical services by establishing more telemedicine platforms, especially in remote areas of Republic of Congo.
Training and development of medical personnel: The successful implementation of smart healthcare cannot be achieved without the technical support of medical personnel. In the future, China and Republic of Congo will further strengthen cooperation in the training of medical personnel and technical exchanges. Through regular technical training and academic exchanges, we will improve the professional level of medical personnel in Republic of Congo, and cultivate more professionals capable of applying modern medical technology.
Cooperation and development of medical industry: Intelligent medical care is not only a technological change, but also an industrial change. With the deepening of cooperation, the industrial cooperation between China and Republic of Congo in the field of smart healthcare will bring new economic development opportunities for Republic of Congo. Chinese enterprises will actively participate in the construction of medical infrastructure, production and sales of medical equipment in the Republic of Congo, and promote the modernization of the medical industry in the Republic of Congo.
With the increasing cooperation between China and Republic of Congo in the field of smart healthcare, Republic of Congo will make more significant progress in upgrading the quality of healthcare services, promoting the popularization of healthcare services and improving public health. Through scientific and technological innovation and international cooperation, smart healthcare will not only become an important way for Republic of Congo to modernize its healthcare, but also set a new model for the cooperation between the two countries in the field of global public health.
Many colorectal cancer patients need to undergo MMR (mismatch repair) or MSI (microsatellite instability) testing in order to select subsequent treatments.The MMR system consists of proteins such as MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2, which are responsible for recognizing and repairing regions of DNA replication errors. The genome contains short tandem repeats known as microsatellites, which are susceptible to sliding errors during replication and are therefore highly dependent on the MMR system for repair. When any of these four proteins is abnormal, it leads to a lack of MMR to repair misplaced DNA, resulting in the formation of MSIs that cause abnormalities in tumor-related genes, which in turn induce the development of cancer. The induction of colorectal cancer is closely related to microsatellite instability, so predicting microsatellite instability is important for the prognosis and diagnosis of colorectal cancer.
In recent years, WSI (Whole Slide Image) has been widely used in cancer diagnosis due to its efficient storage of high-resolution pathology images in a pyramid structure, replacing traditional microscopy by digitization of pathological tissues, and becoming an indispensable part of daily research in pathology.
Similar to traditional supervised learning, pathologists provide corresponding labels for WSI. However, the size of WSIs is typically on the order of billions of pixels, making it impractical to compute WSIs directly using GPUs. Considering these limitations, patch-based training methods are beginning to be widely used. However, due to the large size and high resolution of WSI, it is very difficult to obtain the labels of patches, so multi-instance learning is beginning to be widely used for WSI analysis and prediction.
In the field of medical image analysis, WSI is called a “package”, and each image in WSI is called an “instance”, while we usually have only “package” level labels. Therefore, multi-instance learning can be fully utilized to predict microsatellite instability, thus facilitating the development of computer-aided diagnosis (CAD).