Brief: From ignorance to basic hygiene to sanitizing our hands daily, all Indians have come a long way! A few years back, digital health practices, techniques and devices seemed too futuristic for our widespread healthcare system. However, the devastating COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the speed of innovations, research and discoveries.

Adding to the future vision of democratized distribution of digital health, our Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Health Mission on September 27, 2021. The scheme aims to maintain digitized health records of the citizens through mobile applications. In addition, multiple health-tech companies are emerging as a critical component of the modern-day healthcare system.

The event aims to propel discussions on digital technologies and practices in present-day healthcare to develop and support an integrated digital health infrastructure.