AI Watches Over People in Medically Underserved Areas！

CHIYODA-KU, Japan - Oct. 21, 2024 - PRLog -- ad-dice Co., Ltd. announces that its healthcare AI solution "ResQ AI," is being used in Bolivia to monitor the health of expectant and nursing mothers living in medically underserved areas with the support of JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) and IDB Lab, Inter-American Development Bank Group, on October 17, 2024.

1.  Social Demonstration Project Supported by JICA and IDB Lab

In November 2021, the healthcare AI "ResQ AI" was selected for the "Open Innovation Challenge TSUBASA" by JICA and IDB Lab, the Inter-American Development Bank Group. With the support of both organizations, ad-dice launched an initiative to solve healthcare-related social issues in Latin America and the Caribbean region using its proprietary AI technology.

In this context, we have focused on maternal health management, aiming to avoid such problems as pregnancy-induced hypertension and postpartum depression that endanger the lives of both mother and child, especially for mothers who have difficulty accessing medical care. Since the introduction from IDB Lab, we have been working with CIES, a Bolivian NGO providing health and medical services related to women's pregnancy and childbirth since 1987.

In 2024, with the aim to further reduce the maternal mortality rate, we began a social demonstration of maternal health monitoring with CIES as the implementing entity under financial support from IDB Lab.
Since the introduction from IDB Lab Below is a promotional video for CIES to recruit participants in Bolivia.
https://youtu.be/vBZfIcFQoTs?feature=shared



2．Proactive Medical Intervention to Look After the Health of Expectant and Nursing Mothers

CIES provides a smartwatch to pregnant women. The smartwatch measures vital data and sends it to ResQ AI.

ResQ AI analyzes vital data, captures and visualizes abnormal values and disease risks, and notifies the user with alerts and other information.

Medical institutions can check the health status at any time on the AI platform, and medical professionals can assist mothers if they detect any danger signs.

Expectant and nursing mothers:

• Receive medical oversight while in an area with limited access to medical care.
• Use the system by simply wearing a smartwatch, even if they have limited knowledge or experience, such as those with young pregnancies
• Notice the risk at an early stage, and medical intervention can be provided as needed, allowing them to go through pregnancy and delivery with peace of mind

Medical Institutions:

• Monitor the health status of expectant and nursing mothers in remote locations
• Make more comprehensive decisions by 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, uninterrupted health status
• Manage users' vital data centrally, enabling quick detection of those who may be unwell and prompt countermeasures.