However, data security must be maintained.
GlobalData said that China's digital health sector is expected to experience further development as long as data security measures are maintained.
This forecast comes after the country’s rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI), the latest launch of Qwen2.5-Max, Kimi K1.5 and DeepSeek V3.
China accounts for about 20% of the Asia-Pacific digital health market in 2024
But, Pratibha Thammanabhatla, a medical device analyst at GlobalData, said challenges such as data privacy, doctor relationships and people with sufficient training must be addressed.
Thammanabhatla added: “A collaborative approach involving stakeholders from various countries and sectors, including healthcare professionals, regulators and data privacy experts, is critical to overcoming these challenges, which will lead to wider adoption. ”
