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    At the end, they mention that these diagnostic tools can have profound impacts in areas of China where it’s harder to find world-leading expert doctors, and use these tools to get a similar quality of diagnosis. It reminds me of this video where a doctor working in rural Northern Canada shares their experiences, and at one point mentions how they often need to use online resources to learn on-the-job while a patient is with them, because none of the staff available specialize in their illness [5:05]. They also mention that they don’t have all the diagnostic resources as a larger hospital (e.g. all blood work tests, CT or MRI scan, automatic ventilators), the closest is 700 km away (2 1/2 hour plane ride) [4:16]. So high-quality assistant tools can go a long way especially in rural or underdeveloped regions.

    China is well-known for their economic and infrastructural assistance to Africa, a large continent which includes many regions especially prone to some of these challenges to expert healthcare, and so I wouldn’t be surprised if African countries started using Chinese diagnostic tools.