India is rapidly emerging as a global centre for artificial intelligence (AI)-driven healthcare innovation, with more than 85% of Philips' AI healthcare innovations now being developed in the country. The development underscores India's growing role in advancing digital health technologies aimed at improving diagnostics, clinical
Punjab Governor and Administrator of Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria, has called on hospitals across the state to accelerate the adoption of digital healthcare technologies, emphasizing that digitisation is essential for delivering quality, affordable and accessible healthcare to every citizen. Addressing healthcare stakeholders, the Governor said that
Healthcare is poised to become the largest application area for artificial intelligence (AI) as advances in generative AI make expert medical knowledge more accessible to patients and healthcare professionals, according to Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI. He noted that healthcare has already emerged as
India's Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has achieved another significant milestone, with the digital health ecosystem surpassing 104 crore linked health records and 93 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) IDs, reinforcing the country's position as one of the world's largest digital public health platforms. The
The Goa government has announced plans to generate hundreds of employment opportunities in the healthcare sector over the next six months, driven by the expansion of medical infrastructure, commissioning of new healthcare facilities and modernization of existing government hospitals across the state. State Health Minister Vishwajit
Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Madurai, has become the first hospital in Tamil Nadu to implement AI powered continuous patient monitoring across all inpatient beds, marking a significant advancement in the integration of artificial intelligence into hospital care and patient safety systems. The hospital has deployed a wearable,
The National Health Authority and the Government of Goa have held high level discussions to accelerate the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) and the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), with a focus on expanding digital health services, improving healthcare
Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda has announced that more than 42 crore people have been screened for hypertension under India's nationwide population based screening programme delivered through Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs), with over 7.3 crore individuals diagnosed with the condition. The minister said the
Aster DM Quality Care has appointed Varun Khanna as its Managing Director & Group Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO), marking a significant leadership transition following the successful merger of Aster DM Healthcare and Quality Care India. The appointment positions Khanna to lead one of India's
Google has partnered with the National Health Authority (NHA) to integrate its Gemma 4 open AI models and Medical Data Toolkit into the newly launched Aarogya Setu 2.0 platform, enabling the transformation of unstructured medical records into standardized, interoperable digital health records under India's Ayushman
