Mumbai: As digital technology dominates the discourse of the present and the future healthcare solutionshe Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) has stressed that India is yet to fully realize that potential and that it is crucial to develop models that ensure Digital Health The solutions extend to rural India.”
“Currently, most digital health solutions are concentrated in urban areas and corporate hospitals, which limits affordability and access for those in remote areas. Digital Health is intended to close the gap in accessibility and affordability, but we are yet to fully realize that potential,” emphasized Dr. Rajeev Raghuvanshi, Drug Controller General of India, CDSCO, Government of India, while speaking at the Global Digital Health Summit 2024.
“If profitability is the main driver, we will never reach the last mile beneficiaries. “It is crucial to develop models that ensure digital health solutions are extended to rural India, truly benefiting the people who need these innovations most.” added the senior official.
The Global Digital Health Summit, held October 4-5, 2024, launched the world’s first patient centrality indexa tool to evaluate the quality of care to improve digital technology Health technologies and practices.
Meanwhile, the event also launched a patient centrality index as a tool to assess quality of care to improve digital health technologies and practices.
Commenting on the launch of the aforementioned index, Dr Rajendra Pratap Gupta, President, Global Digital Health Summit, said: “Expand digital solutions It is key to improving patient engagement, but trust and privacy must be at the forefront. Therefore, these digital tools must also guarantee the highest levels of security to protect patients and their data.”
