IBM joined forces with Rite Solutions — a Dhaka, Bangladesh-based provider of telecommunications and IT infrastructure solutions — to bring Watson for Oncology to hospitals in Bangladesh.
Under the agreement, Rite Solutions will work with hospitals around the country to deploy Watson for Oncology. Rite Solutions has already implemented the technology at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital and Ahsania Mission Cancer Hospital, both based in Dhaka.
This collaboration marks Watson's first partnership in Bangladesh. Through the agreement, Rite Solutions officials said they also hope to bring Watson for Oncology to surrounding countries.
"There is a pressing need to provide quality oncology expertise to the people in our country, and through our collaboration with IBM, we aim to help physicians provide personalized care to every single patient in Bangladesh," said, Ridwan Mustafiz CEO of Rite Solutions. "Apart from providing quality healthcare for people in Bangladesh, we also want to serve Nepal, Bhutan and eastern India."