On March 3, 2026, Alibaba DAMO Academy announced that it has reached a series of collaborations with the government of Pakistan and multiple institutions, officially promoting multi-cancer screening AI technology in the country through signed memoranda of understanding. According to the agreement, Capital Hospital and Khawaja Safdar Medical College will integrate this technology into their imaging departments, using AI to assist in identifying various common cancers, including pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, and esophageal cancer, as well as chronic diseases such as fatty liver. Sky47, the largest cloud computing service provider in Pakistan, will provide the underlying infrastructure and deployment support for the large-scale application of this technology.

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This collaboration marks the deep penetration of domestic medical AI technology in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative. The AI system developed by DAMO Academy aims to assist doctors in identifying subtle lesions that are difficult for the human eye to detect through computer vision and deep learning algorithms, thereby improving the early detection rate and timeliness of treatment. Currently, this multi-cancer screening AI service has been deployed in medical institutions across 10 countries and regions worldwide, serving more than 20 million people.

From an industry trend perspective, medical AI is evolving from single-disease screening to multi-disease joint diagnosis. The implementation of this initiative in Pakistan not only verifies the cross-regional applicability of Chinese AI models in complex medical scenarios but also demonstrates the significant potential of the "AI + Cloud" collaborative model in improving digital health levels in underdeveloped medical regions. This technology export model is becoming an important complement to global public health governance.