Head of the Intelligent Systems Research Group at the Faculty of Computer Science, Sriwijaya University, Prof. Ir. Siti Nurmaini, M.T., Ph.D. together with the Vice Rector for Student Affairs at Unsri, Prof. Dr. dr. Radiyati Umi Partan, SpPD-KR, accompanied by the Chief Executive Officer of Dr. Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital, dr. Siti Khalimah, Sp.KJ, MARS, held a meeting with the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, which took place at the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia building in South Jakarta on Monday (January 6, 2025).
The purpose of this meeting was to present and introduce the TeleOTIVA innovation—a telemedicine and automated Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (IVA) technology. The event was also attended by the Director General of Health Services at the Ministry of Health, dr. Azhar Jaya.
For your information, TeleOTIVA is an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based application designed for use on mobile phones to assist medical personnel in the early detection of precancerous cervical lesions through the Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (IVA) method. This research was conducted in collaboration with the Department of Obstetrics at the Unsri Faculty of Medicine/RSMH Palembang.
During the meeting, Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin welcomed the TeleOTIVA technology and offered ample opportunities for its development in collaboration with the Ministry of Health team. He is confident that advancements in AI technology in the health sector will bring significant changes to healthcare services. AI has the potential to revolutionize the field of medicine and improve the quality of healthcare services.