Intel, through Intel’s RISE Technology Initiative (IRTI), allocated US$ 500,000 (R$ 2.7 million in direct conversion) in two projects headed by the Heart Institute (InCor), of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of São Paulo (FMUSP).
The contribution is part of a broader and global initiative by the company, which aims to allocate US$ 20 million to actions in health, education and economic recovery, through new workflows aimed at social equality and human rights, accessibility and action climate.
The first of the Brazilian projects that received funds focused on telemedicine , more precisely in the center that houses TeleUTI InCor.
The program uses distance medicine technology for training and training in the management of patients with acute respiratory syndrome and so far encompasses 21 public hospitals in the state of São Paulo.
About 80% of InCor’s care is provided to patients benefited by the Unified Health System (SUS), many of them coming from different locations in the country.
Through the TeleUTI center, the hospital is also able to obtain a second medical opinion in Brazilian clinics and hospitals, as well as assist patients in return for consultations, or post-discharge and post-consultation follow-up.
The second project involves the creation of a database of at least two thousand patients, whose information will be used by artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms in order to understand the effects of the virus in people who had C ovid-19 in serious condition and very serious, but they managed to recover from the disease.
With the analysis, it will also be possible to understand the impact of the pandemic on patients with heart disease, who needed surgical intervention to treat the disease and who had their procedure suspended due to quarantine .
The total value of the initiative in partnership with InCor was divided equally between both institute’s projects.
Pandemic response
Intel’s RISE Technology Initiative is an evolution of the Pandemic Response Technology Initiative (PRTI), launched last year by the technology company. The main objective was to allocate resources to help combat the impact caused by the coronavirus.
At the time, with the creation of PRTI, the company allocated US$ 50 million to different global actions.
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Now, with a new investment of US$20 million, Intel wants to expand efforts and move the focus away from previously concentrated actions in response to the pandemic, creating a broader support structure for the ecosystem.
According to the company, any customer or partner with an existing relationship with Intel – Brazilian or not – may be eligible to benefit from the new financing.
Also as part of the new effort, Intel intends to expand partnerships with other technology industry companies, as well as governments, NGOs and policymakers.
In addition to the projects in Brazil, Intel also aims to allocate the US$ 20 million IRTI investment to global actions.
To date, the initiative addresses 230 projects in the areas of health and life sciences, education and economic recovery globally.
Among the countries covered, in addition to Brazil, are: South Africa, Germany, Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, South Korea, Spain, United States, France, Philippines, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Morocco, Mexico, Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, Kenya, United Kingdom, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam.
You can see the full action map on the initiative’s website .