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We are pleased to announce that Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd. (Headquartered in Tokyo, President: Satoshi Murabayashi, also “MURC”) and AINQA Health Pte. Ltd. (Headquartered in Singapore, CEO: Kanagasingam Kathirkama Thamby, also “AINQA”) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 13 April 2021 in order to collaborate in the fight against infectious diseases by allowing innovative projects using advanced technologies such as AI(Artificial Intelligence) in low-and middle-income countries. Both companies will contribute to the promotion of global health by bringing together their knowledge, expertise and networks to form new projects and conduct experimental projects.

1.Background

In the society of expanding COVID-19, infectious disease control is one of the major global challenges and new models of collaboration through innovative solutions are required to reduce burden of infectious diseases and promote health equity in the world.
MURC established a Center on Global Health Architecture to tackle issues in global health. One of its initiatives is to combat infectious diseases and they focus on “digital health,” or the use of digital technologies to improve health and wellness systems. AINQA is a company that uses cutting-edge technologies such as data science and AI to develop effective digital solutions for infectious disease with healthcare stakeholders around the world.
This MoU aims to joint their efforts to form projects on the implementation of digital platforms in low-and middle-income countries such as Asia and Africa, with a focus on “Prevention,” “Early detection,” and “Response,” as well as “Prediction” in the fight against infectious diseases. Through digital platforms, both parties will aim to the creation of a healthier and better future of low-and middle-income countries.

2.Outlines of the two organization

■ AINQA Health Pte. Ltd.
AAINQA is a health technology company backed by two decades of legacy in providing enterprise and national scale solutions for the Healthcare Provider ecosystem. AINQA’s proprietary innovations aim to champion Universal Healthcare towards the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals of “Good health and well-being” (SDGs3), “Industry, innovation, infrastructure” (SDGs9), and “Partnerships for the goals” (SDGs17).
Website：https://www.ainqa.com/
Facebook：https://www.facebook.com/ainqahealth
Linkedin：https://www.linkedin.com/company/70877953/

■ Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co. Ltd.
MURC is a think tank and consulting firm within Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG). It has offices in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka, and drives a variety of projects including consultancy services for firms, policy research for national and local governments, management information services, human resource development, and economic research.
The Secretariat of this MoU is MURC’s Center on Global Health Architecture, an organization striving to solve global health issues.
Website：https://www.digitalsociety.murc.jp/globalhealth/architecture/index.html
Facebook：https://www.facebook.com/cgha.murc/
Linkedin：https://www.linkedin.com/company/25078975/

For more information

Center on Global Health Architecture, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting, Co., Ltd. 5-11-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8501, Japan
Email：ath-ch@murc.jp
Contact Person：Koshiba, Morisawa

Media contacts

Corporate Communications Dept, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting, Co., Ltd.
E-mail：info@murc.jp