GE HealthCare (GEHC) and PT Kalbe Farma's subsidiary Forsta plan to build a CT scanner production facility in Indonesia.
Planned for Forsta Kalmedic Global in Bogor, the new production line is a result of a strategic collaboration that will advance Indonesia's healthcare system, according to GEHC.
The new production facility will reduce reliance on imports, cut delivery times, and improve access to diagnostic tools, according to the firm. The facility will also create employment opportunities and support the growth of Indonesia's health technology workforce, GEHC noted.
Based in Southeast Asia, Kalbe Farma has more than 49 subsidiaries and 14 production facilities, many designed around prescription pharmaceuticals and nutrition. Its Jakarta-based Forsta Kalmedic Global was established in 2019 to support the medical equipment industry.
![Images show the pectoralis muscles of a healthy male individual who never smoked (age, 66 years; height, 178 cm; body mass index [BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared], 28.4; number of cigarette pack-years, 0; forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1], 97.6% predicted; FEV1: forced vital capacity [FVC] ratio, 0.71; pectoralis muscle area [PMA], 59.4 cm2; pectoralis muscle volume [PMV], 764 cm3) and a male individual with a smoking history and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) (age, 66 years; height, 178 cm; BMI, 27.5; number of cigarette pack-years, 43.2, FEV1, 48% predicted; FEV1:FVC, 0.56; PMA, 35 cm2; PMV, 480.8 cm3) from the Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease (i.e., CanCOLD) study. The CT image is shown in the axial plane. The PMV is automatically extracted using the developed deep learning model and overlayed onto the lungs for visual clarity.](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/03/genkin.25LqljVF0y.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&crop=focalpoint&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
