Lunit powers cancer screening at Saudi’s Seha Virtual Hospital

Saudi Arabia’s Seha Virtual Hospital, believed to be the world’s largest virtual hospital, has selected South Korean medical AI company Lunit to deliver an AI solution to support the kingdom’s national cancer and tuberculosis screening program.

Launched in 2022, SEHA Virtual Hospital is an important part of healthcare innovation under “Saudi Vision 2030”. The hospital is providing medical services to 480,000 patients every year.

As part of its partnership, Lunit provided its chest X-ray image analysis solution, Lunit Insight CXR, and Lunit Insight MMG, its mammography analysis solution, which are now being evaluated for their benefits.

After this evaluation, it is expected that the AI ​​solutions will be subsequently introduced at over 150 medical sites under SEHA Virtual Hospital.

why it matters

Based on a press release, SEHA Virtual Hospital is looking to integrate Lunit’s AI solutions, which aims to “offer advanced examinations for patients and enhance the effectiveness of the National Cancer Screening Programme”.

Meanwhile, this collaboration also provides Lunit with an opportunity to supercharge its growth in the Middle East.

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Most recently, Lunit has been reaching out to public health organizations to support national cancer screening initiatives. It joined its first national cancer screening program last year when it was selected for Supply Lunit Insight MMGs to BreastScreen New South Wales’ early breast cancer detection programme, which seeks to screen mammograms of around 350,000 women each year.

The company is also providing the same AI solution to Capio S:t Göran Hospital, one of Sweden’s largest private healthcare providers, after securing a three-year deal in June. The partnership is seen to help increase Sweden’s cancer screening capacity by enabling the analysis of breast images of approximately 78,000 patients per year.

Meanwhile, the largest healthcare network in the UAE, SEHA (not to be confused with SEHA Virtual Hospital) also signed a partnership agreement with Lunit to trial its chest X-ray and mammography solutions.

On the record

“We are delighted to partner with SEHA Virtual Hospital and contribute to the transformation of cancer diagnosis in Saudi Arabia. Given that Saudi Arabia boasts the largest medical market in the Gulf Cooperation Council, our highly promising partnership allows us to tap into this growing market. Through this collaboration, we aim to bring our innovative AI-powered solutions to healthcare providers throughout the Middle East, which will ultimately improve patient outcomes and the fight against cancer,” Brandon Suh, CEO of Lunit, said in a statement. will have a significant impact.