SuSastho.AI: Bangla GPT offers teen health solutions
The first Bengali medical GPT ‘Susastho.AI’ was officially disseminated in Bangladesh after experimental use among thousands of teenagers in various schools, colleges and universities of the country. Media workers were introduced to the generative artificial intelligence-based web and mobile app at Nasrul Hamid Auditorium of Dhaka Reporters Unity on Monday, May 27th at noon. In the dissemination workshop Dr. Saleha Bagum Chowdhury, Vice President of the Obstetrical and Gynecological Society of Bangladesh (OGSB) Institute of Reproductive and Child Health (IRCH) and Secretary General of Endometriosis and Adenomyces Society of Bangladesh (ESB) was present.
It was informed in the event that the app was developed by the developers of Bangladesh with the funding of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. By using artificial intelligence, the app will address issues related to Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights and Mental Health (SRMH) of adolescents in Bangladesh, overcoming social taboos, prejudices and shyness. Experimental use has shown that it gives more than 90 percent of their correct suggestions.
On the occasion, a seminar was organized titled ‘Smart Healthcare for Smart Bangladesh’. In addition to Professor Dr. Saleha Chowdhury, the founder of CMED Health, a Smart Health Startup, and professor of computer science and engineering department of United International University (UIU), Dr. Khondaker Abdullah Al Mamun, Deputy CEO Moinul Haque Chowdhury and Head of Medical Services Dr. Marzia Zaman shed light on the innovation.
AI experts Rifat Shahriar, Rifat Rahman, Tarek Al Mamun etc. of the ‘Susastho.AI’ team were also present at the time.
Professor Dr. Saleha Chowdhury said, “Issues related to Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, Rights and Mental Health (SRMH) of our adolescents have emerged as a major hurdle due to societal taboos and prejudices. We have realized this well while providing health services to common people. A time when technology and smartphones are at people’s fingertips, teenagers can overcome the shyness of sharing their adolescent sexual and reproductive health issues with parents or friends. Hopefully, from now on Bangla Medical GPT, teenagers can do their personal problems in this search engine”.
” Hopefully, from now on the Bangla Medical GPT, teenagers can share their personal problems in this search engine ”
In a seminar conducted by United International University’s Head of Communication Sumaiya Motiatur, the founder of CMED Health said that CMED Health has developed a generative artificial intelligence (AI) engine called ‘Susastho.AI’ to bring healthcare within the reach of everyone. The app works as a trained chatbot with a combination of Automated Speech Recognition (ASR) and Text-to-speech (TTS) technologies. Susastho.AI is a multi-layered platform that can be used for sexual and reproductive health, rights and mental health education, screening, referral and data analytics through web, Android and iOS mobile apps. As a result, the Susastho.AI app is capable of providing real-time clinically validated answers to questions related to the sexual, reproductive and mental health of adolescents. For now, it is for teenagers but by next December the second edition will be for all ages.
He said CMED Health is a health-tech startup that is changing the healthcare landscape in Bangladesh using its 360-degree digital healthcare platform. It seeks to transform the healthcare landscape by connecting more than 4 million people with health care, education, screening, early diagnosis and referral for interventions, and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by ensuring universal health coverage (UHC) by creating a digital health ecosystem.
While speaking about the future plans of the Bangla Medical GPT engine, Professor Dr. Khandaker Abdullah Al Mamun said, that initially we started with a team of 20 skilled and dynamic AI expert engineers and Doctors. We are going to publish the second edition by next December. Hope you can search for any health issues in our Bengali Medical GPT engine.
In the seminar, Moinul Haque Chowdhury, co-founder of CMED Health, highlighted the back story and various technical issues behind the creation of the ‘Susastho.AI’ Bangla Medical GPT engine. He also mentioned that they took special care in keeping secrecy about the sensitive questions asked by the users along with their privacy.
In the event, the rules of using the Bangla Medical GPT engine were briefly discussed by the head of medical services of the institution Dr. Marzia Zaman. At the same time, when some journalists who participated in the seminar asked practical questions in Bangla Medical GPT, the engine immediately answered them.
