DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 2026 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Dr. Giovanni Caforio, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Novartis, announced a major new partnership: the Novartis Foundation, the Ministry of Health of Brunei Darussalam, and EVYD Technology will jointly implement an AI- and data-enabled national cardiovascular disease prevention initiative under the global program: CARDIO4Cities.
Built on Brunei's national health platform, the program aims to harness population-scale data and artificial intelligence to enable early identification of high-risk individuals and deliver targeted interventions, ultimately reducing cardiovascular disease burden and strengthening national heart health outcomes.
This landmark collaboration, recognized for both its public health impact and innovation potential, has been prominently featured by the World Economic Forum.
Advancing Public Health Through AI and Cross-Sector Collaboration
The initiative was highlighted during the Davos session "Innovating for Social Impact at Scale Through Partnerships and Artificial Intelligence," co-hosted by the Novartis Foundation, Novo Nordisk and the World Heart Federation.
During the discussion, Mrs. Gong Yingying, Founder and Chairlady of Yidu Tech, joined Mr. Marnix van Ginneken, Chairman of the Philips Foundation, in a dialogue on digital health innovation and the future of resilient public health systems. The conversation was moderated by Dr. Ann Aerts, Head of the Novartis Foundation.
Mrs. Gong noted that advancing high-quality public health is fundamentally a systems-level endeavor — one that depends on whether technological innovation and cross-sector collaboration can be translated into scalable, self-reinforcing capabilities over time. She emphasized that the launch of CARDIO4Cities in Brunei represents a strategically significant national-level deployment.
Its ambition extends well beyond the implementation of a single program. Rather, it is designed to drive a structural transformation of the public health system: shifting from reactive response to proactive prediction, from fragmented services to integrated governance, and from experience-based approaches to precision management grounded in real-world data.
Addressing a Global Non-Communicable Disease Challenge
Cardiovascular disease and other non-communicable diseases remain the leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for more than 70% of global mortality. In Brunei, cardiovascular disease is also the primary cause of death, placing sustained pressure on the country's healthcare system.
Globally, many countries continue to face common structural barriers — including fragmented data infrastructure, limited monitoring capacity, and insufficient population-level risk stratification — making precise prevention difficult to implement at scale.
Through this partnership, Brunei will leverage to establish AI-driven cardiovascular risk tiering across the population and deliver differentiated intervention pathways, shifting prevention efforts upstream.
"A truly resilient system," said Mrs. Gong, "must act before risks fully emerge. This is the national value of data- and intelligence-driven health governance."
EVYD's Platform Foundation and Value for Life Sciences
The AI capabilities underpinning Brunei's CARDIO4Cities program are rooted in EVYD's broader technology foundation — designed to deliver population-scale intelligence while also enabling end-to-end value creation for pharmaceutical and life sciences partners globally.
Powered by EVYD's proprietary AI engine and extensive real-world evidence infrastructure, the platform supports drug developers across the R&D lifecycle, including:
- AI-enabled precision patient identification and recruitment
- intelligent clinical trial data quality monitoring
- accelerated execution with improved cost efficiency
- generation of high-quality real-world evidence to support regulatory submissions and payer access
BruHealth: From Pandemic Response to a National Digital Health Backbone
Mrs. Gong also highlighted the evolution of BruHealth, Brunei's national digital health platform.
Initially established to support infectious disease tracking and resource coordination during the pandemic, BruHealth has since grown into a comprehensive national infrastructure integrating:
- government oversight and policy execution
- physician-facing clinical workstations
- citizen-centered digital health services
Today, residents can access longitudinal health records, receive AI-generated personalized health guidance, schedule care appointments, and monitor key wellness indicators directly through the platform.
BruHealth now covers more than 85% of Brunei's population, serving as the digital backbone of the country's universal health ecosystem. EVYD will provide core data integration, analytics, and implementation support to ensure CARDIO4Cities is operationalized at national scale.
A Globally Scalable Model for Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction
Brunei becomes the first country to expand CARDIO4Cities at national scale across four major cardiovascular risk factors: hypertension, diabetes, obesity and hyperlipidemia.
Globally, CARDIO4Cities — initiated by the Novartis Foundation — has been deployed across more than 40 cities including São Paulo, Dakar and Ulaanbaatar. Results have shown that within 15–21 months, blood pressure control rates can improve by 3–6x, with stroke incidence reduced by up to 13% and heart attack rates reduced by up to 12%.
Setting a New Benchmark for National AI-Enabled Disease Prevention
This trilateral collaboration delivers a next-generation solution for cardiovascular disease prevention in Brunei, while also offering a scalable reference model for non-communicable disease control worldwide.
As the initiative advances, it is expected to further strengthen Brunei's public health capacity, reduce long-term disease burden, and contribute new momentum to the global transformation toward intelligent, prevention-oriented health systems.
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Davos Spotlight | EVYD, Ministry of Health Brunei Darussalam and Novartis Foundation Launch National AI-Powered Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Initiative
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PANAMA CITY, April 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to growing demand for stable yields and efficient liquidity amidst market fluctuations, HTX is elevating its Earn product lineup by launching the new VIP Flexible product, tailored for high-net-worth individuals. To celebrate this launch, the platform offers up to 9% APY on USDT for the new users of the product. The latest upgrade also features limited-time yield boosts for LIT and TRUMP Flexible, providing a tiered, high-liquidity strategy to help global users navigate market volatility.
For more information: https://www.htx.com/support/105029158924744
Redefining Premium Yield Products: VIP Flexible USDT with Up to 9% APY
In today's global financial markets, identifying stable, high-yield liquidity tools has become a core priority for investors. HTX Earn's new VIP Flexible product sets a new industry benchmark. Exclusively available to Prime 5 and above users, the inaugural USDT offering provides up to 9% APY, a rate that significantly outpaces the yields typically found in standard flexible products.
Returns are closely tied to users' Prime levels. The higher the level, the greater both the yield and the subscription quota. Compared to the sub-1% yields typically seen in competing flexible products, HTX ensures that its most active users receive a premium, high-liquidity passive income tool that maximizes every dollar of idle capital, through custom plans and exclusive subsidies.
From a product experience perspective, VIP Flexible offers the perfect synergy of high yield and total liquidity. Unlike traditional models, returns are calculated using an hourly compounding mechanism, ensuring that every dollar works harder for users around the clock. With no lock-up periods, both subscriptions and redemptions remain fully flexible. To further simplify wealth management, the "Auto-Subscribe" feature acts as a built-in optimizer for idle capital. When enabled, the system prioritizes allocations into VIP Flexible. Once individual caps are reached, any remaining funds are seamlessly transferred into standard Flexible products.
High-Yield Opportunities: LIT and TRUMP Promotions with Up to 12% APY
In addition to the custom offerings, HTX Earn has rolled out limited-time yield boosts for LIT and TRUMP, available to all users. Effective March 24 at 07:00 (UTC), the LIT Flexible product has undergone a major rate hike, with its APY increased to 12%. Simultaneously, spanning from March 17 at 09:00 (UTC) to April 17 at 16:00 (UTC), TRUMP yields have demonstrated a fourfold increase to 8%.
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Both promotions are now live on the HTX app and website. Users can simply navigate to the Earn section to activate their yield strategies with a single click.
HTX Earn: Building a User-Centric, Tiered Yield Ecosystem
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As crypto markets continue to evolve, choosing a platform that offers stability, high returns, and high liquidity is becoming essential. Through continuous product innovation and experience optimization, HTX is positioning itself as a professional gateway to sustainable, high-quality yield, helping users navigate volatility while unlocking long-term wealth growth.
About HTX
Founded in 2013, HTX (formerly Huobi) has evolved from a virtual asset exchange into a comprehensive ecosystem of blockchain businesses that span digital asset trading, financial derivatives, research, investments, incubation, and other businesses.
As a world-leading gateway to Web3, HTX harbors global capabilities that enable it to provide users with safe and reliable services. Adhering to the growth strategy of "Global Expansion, Thriving Ecosystem, Wealth Effect, Security & Compliance," HTX is dedicated to providing quality services and values to virtual asset enthusiasts worldwide.
To learn more about HTX, please visithttps://www.htx.com/ or HTX Square , and follow HTX on X, Telegram, and Discord.
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Spring Yield Boost: HTX Earn Launches VIP Flexible, Offering Up to 9% APY on USDT and Limited-Time APY Increase for LIT and TRUMP
