Use of AI to grow in nation's medical sector

Technology is set to play a greater part in diagnosis and treatment, as Wang Xiaodong reports.

China will promote the application of artificial intelligence technologies in the healthcare sector to improve services for patients, especially at the grassroots level, according to the nation's top health authority.

"Further improving the quality and efficiency of medical care is an important task for health authorities," said a statement released by the National Health and Family Planning Commission.