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Japan, PH sign landmark grant for AI-Powered TB screening in remote areas

The Department of Health (DOH) on Oct. 30, 2025 sign a grant agreement with the Embassy of Japan to deploy ultraportable X-ray units equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) for tuberculosis (TB) screening in hard-to-reach communities across the country. Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said that under the grant, 20 ultraportable X-ray machines by Japanese technology brand FujiFilm will be delivered to geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas. The battery-operated units are equipped with advanced AI computer-aided detection (CAD) software, capable of instantly analyzing chest X-rays and flagging suspected TB cases.

VIDEO BY ALLEN LIMOS

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Transcript
00:00Thank you for joining us.
00:30As you saw, it's almost 700,000 for the people with TB and we're only diagnosing 500,000
00:55plus. So there are many undiagnosed. So these are the ones spreading TB. So with the technology
01:02we're going to get, the ultra-portable, just like this handheld camera, you can bring it
01:06to the remote villages and you don't need a radiologist because it has artificial intelligence.
01:12So with the diagnosis, we can start treatment.
01:15So having mapped out already, where are we going to deploy these machines?
01:18Not yet, but we know the high burden provinces. So in the north, in Cagaya, I think it was
01:24in the map that was shown. We have high burden provinces where TB is high and undiagnosed.
01:31So we will deploy there. Anyway, these are mobile, so they will not be fixed. So they
01:36can move around. They can be carried in a backpack so they can go to the very far flam villages.
01:41So after detection, how's the treatment?
01:44We start with treatment. So DOH provides the medicines. We buy the medicines for TB and
01:50that they go on a six months to nine months treatment for TB.
01:55So with the advanced technology, how do you get the results?
01:59Ah, it's immediate. It's on a laptop. And the moment they take the x-ray, the laptop will
02:04tell you if it's TB or not.
02:06So how will you be prioritized for the TB screening?
02:09Meron tayo sa Northern Luzon, meron din sa Visayas at meron din sa Mindanao.
02:39Meron tayo sa blessingsmai.
02:42Meron tayo sa Doncan
02:48Meron tayo sa Lateran
02:50mom layèo
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03:05Rasa
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