Israel shares groundbreaking AI-based technologies with AIIMS to tackle COVID-19

As a part of Israel-India cooperation to fight ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Embassy of Israel has contributed state-of--art Artificial Intelligence-based techlogies and high-end equipment to AIIMS, New Delhi.

Israeli Ambassor Dr. Ron Malka handed over high-end equipment and techlogy solutions to Director of AIIMS Dr.(Prof.). Randeep Guleria at an event held on Tuesday.

Long list of high-tech equipments

techlogies include an AI video-oriented, voice-operated automous personal AI assistant robot; an app that can be installed on any mobile phone which makes work of hospital staff inside COVID-19 wards much more effective and easier; invative products designed to give clinicians constant contact-free access to patient's vitals like heart rate and respiratory rate which improves patient safety with contact-free, continuous patient monitoring; a 12-hour disinfection product called CPD that stays active and continuous to protect surface against new attacks of contamination; a n-invasive remote patient monitoring system which aids as a preliminary screening tool of respiratory indicators of suspected COVID 19 patients and recovering patients; and an AI-based software for Ultrasound use and designed especially for fighting COVID-19.

True spirit of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'

AIIMS director thanked Israeli government for contribution saying both India and Israel are extending support international community by sharing ir expertise, data, kwledge, medicines and collaborating in areas of developing vaccine and research "thus leing by example and showing true spirit of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' (whole world is one single family)".

Meanwhile, Ambassor Malka said, "We are pleased to share best medical techlogy from Israel with most premier medical institute of India... We are confident that se techlogies will furr bolster ir capabilities to tackle COVID-19. Through cooperation and combination of India and Israel’s medical prowess, we can find effective solutions that will help both countries, as well as world."

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India-Israel partnership

An Israeli delegation comprising of approximately 20 experts in various industries associated with development of Coronavirus diagstic solutions, landed in Delhi on July 27. Tel Aviv and New Delhi are conducting trials on large scale for four different kinds of techlogies, including a 30-second COVID-19 test to detect virus. rapid testing kit is being jointly developed by India's Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel's Defense Research and Development Directorate (DRDD).

Since outbreak of global pandemic, PM Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu have held three telephonic conversations in which y promised mutual assistance in dealing with pandemic and committed to joint techlogical and scientific research between countries.

(Im: Twitter/@DrRonMalka)

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