The Ministry of Ayush in India has recently announced an initiative to provide more efficient, holistic and quality health services with the help of Ayush Grid – a comprehensive information technology backbone – and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The development was made public during a G20 India Presidency Health Working Group meeting on the second day of the event. Secretary of the Ministry of Ayush Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha addressed the meeting, emphasizing the significance of using digital tools to make the healthcare system more efficient and outcome-oriented, in addition to maintaining medical records and evaluating various healthcare modalities, including pharmacy-therapy and traditional medicine.
To make digital health more accessible to healthcare workers, Mr. Kotecha underlined the necessity of setting up the upcoming WHO-Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India. It will help to integrate technology into traditional medicine and evaluate its efficacy. At the side event, Mr. Kotecha was also part of a panel discussion about creating a digital health ecosystem. He spoke about the need for the use of AI in healthcare and traditional medicine in order to make it more effective.
The ‘Ayush Grid’ initiative provides a distinct platform to meet the needs of a traditional healthcare system. It works towards leveraging the potential of digital health and integrating it with traditional medicine. With its focus on implementing a citizen-centric health delivery system, it promises to cover universal health coverage and supports services like artificial intelligence, data analytics and other innovations. The initiative looks to take India’s healthcare system up a notch and is sure to be a big step ahead of its healthcare services.
Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha is the Secretary of Ministry of Ayush in India and a veteran civil servant with considerable experience in the social, financial and other sectors. He is credited to have made major contributions in the healthcare and telecom industries. He currently holds the position of Member of Governing Council of WHO- Global Centre for Traditional Medicine, which is set to operate from India. With his efforts, he has been able to bridge the gap between different healthcare services and facilitate data drafting and dissemination, making healthcare more efficient and accessible.
