G20 meet: India’s focus on digital health can serve as model for others to replicate similar progs, says UN official – ET HealthWorld

Panaji: With India assuming the G20 presidencythe country’s focus on digital health can serve as a model for other countries to replicate or initiate similar programs that can accelerate their own digital health initiatives and get better health outcomes for their populations, an older person United Nations the official said Wednesday.Dr. Karin KallanderSenior Health Advisor … Read more

Digital health has potential to support overall UHC targets: Dr Mansukh Mandaviya – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Digital solutions have the potential to revolutionize the healthcare delivery systems. India aims to launch a global initiative on digital health as an institutional framework. This framework aims to converge global efforts for digital health and scale up digital solutions with the use of cutting-edge technologies. It is time to move from ‘Silos … Read more

Collaborative efforts, equitable access crucial to bridging gaps between digital and global health: Prof Ilona Kickbush – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Advances in healthcare around the world are being spearheaded by digital transformations as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and digital data are revolutionizing the industry at scale. Effective IT implementation is at the forefront of this new-age healthcare revolution, healthcare industry experts reported at the 10th International Conference on ‘Transforming healthcare with … Read more

India’s G20 Presidency: Strengthening Health Policy to Tackle Pandemic

Health policy should focus primarily on dealing with a pandemic. Therefore, a pandemic policy must be a defining part of health policy, as any health crisis today leads to an economic crisis due to the multi-sectoral nature of our interconnected world, said the Minister of State for Health of the Union, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar. … Read more