Roundup: South Korea opens public health-related information utilisation centres and much more briefs

South Korea designates five centres for public health-related information evaluation

The South Korean Ministry of Wellness and Welfare has officially launched designated centres for secure health-related information utilisation.

The ministry has named 5 centres which have been equipped with physical, technical, and managerial safety measures to permit the secure utilisation of public health-related and clinical information for analysis purposes. 

These centres are the Korea Wellness and Healthcare Details Service in Seoul, Keimyung University Dongsan Healthcare Center in Daegu, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital in Wonju, Chungnam National University Hospital in Chungnam, and the National Cancer Center (NCC) in Gyeonggi.

In addition, the ministry announced that the use of cancer information from the NCC’s K-Remedy project through the information utilisation centres will start in June. 

South Korea expedites commercialisation of VR therapy for visual impairment

The South Korean Wellness Ministry has not too long ago designated a VR-primarily based software program therapy visual impairment as an revolutionary health-related device, accelerating its approval method.

Created by regional digital therapeutics business Nunaps, VIVID Brain is the initial recognised South Korean DTx for enhancing visual impairment brought on by brain harm. It offers visual perception education to boost brain plasticity, veering from popular sensory compensation and substitution tactics applied to treat visual impairment. 

South Korea not too long ago produced alterations in its approval method for novel health-related devices to hasten their use in clinical settings.

VIVID Brain is nonetheless undergoing proof-of-idea research to additional acquire clinical use clearance in South Korea. 

Indonesia, Iran collaborate for telerobotic surgery

Indonesia and Iran have expanded their healthcare cooperation by launching a centre for telerobotic surgery.

The two governments have been testing the idea given that 2021 at Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung and Sardjito Hospital in Yogyakarta. It aims to remove geographical barriers to permit specialists to present their solutions remotely to sufferers outdoors main cities and to collaborate with fellow specialists abroad. It also seeks to minimise post-surgical complications and cut down monetary fees.