University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City (UMC) and GHS Clinics (GHS) Announce Partnership to Pioneer AI-Driven Preventive Healthcare and Strategic Ageing
The University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City (UMC) and GHS Clinics (GHS) today announce a landmark collaboration to integrate advanced Artificial Intelligence and predictive models into Vietnam’s healthcare system, setting a new international standard for preventive care and strategic ageing.
The partnership will focus on co-developing and implementing innovative, evidence-based solutions to enhance healthcare delivery, improve operational outcomes, and foster academic excellence between the two institutions and global healthcare systems.
Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Huu Thinh, Head of the Health Screening Department of UMC, highlighted the challenge:
“Vietnam is experiencing rapid population aging alongside a steady rise in non-communicable diseases. Yet our preventive medicine framework, primary healthcare system, and national screening programmes have not progressed in a fully coordinated or sufficiently effective manner. At the University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City, we continue to observe late detection of major conditions, resulting in a considerable burden of complications. This represents a critical challenge, and an equally critical opportunity for innovation.”
UMC’s Health Screening Department already conducts approximately 50,000 screenings annually. This substantial volume provides the foundation for GHS’s specialised expertise in applying data-driven strategies for long-term health optimisation.
Claire Richardson, CEO of GHS emphasised the global vision for the collaboration, which is built on the concept of strategic ageing and improving healthspan.
“This partnership is a defining moment for GHS. We recognise UMC’s critical challenge and view it as a powerful opportunity to deploy our expertise in preventive health care. By integrating advanced algorithms into UMC’s extensive screening processes, we are not just addressing a local need; we are co-developing scalable, evidence-based solutions that can benefit health systems globally to better manage chronic disease risk and extend vitality backed by data and personalised strategy.”
For UMC, the collaboration is about establishing a new paradigm for care.
“Leveraging our large-scale longitudinal health data, we see immense potential in collaborating with our esteemed partner, GHS to integrate advanced AI algorithms and predictive models into our screening and risk stratification processes,” said Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Huu Thinh. “Our objective is not simply to adopt new technologies, but to set a higher standard for early detection, personalised prevention, and patient empowerment.”
The partnership aims to establish a more proactive, data-driven model of preventive care that supports individuals in taking charge of their health, drives meaningful behavioral change, and strengthens Vietnam’s capacity for community and population health management. Furthermore, it supports UMC’s commitment to positioning itself as a regional leader in AI-enabled preventive healthcare and evidence-driven clinical innovation.
Further Information
University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City (UMC) is one of Vietnam’s largest and most respected multi-specialty medical institutions, committed to delivering high-quality patient care, education, and research.
Global Health Services Ltd (GHS) is a UK-based health services provider specialising in developing and implementing advanced, personalised health operating systems, focusing on strategic ageing and the integration of emerging science into real-world systems.