G20 Summit 2023 India : NITI Aayog member VK Paul said – India committed to reduce digital health divide through innovation

G20 Summit 2023 India : Digital health can enable universal health coverage by increasing access to people irrespective of location or socio-economic status through initiatives such as telemedicine and mobile apps.

NITI Aayog Member (Health) Dr VK Paul on Monday said India is committed to bridging the digital health divide by promoting digital solutions and innovation to aid universal health coverage.

Addressing the program related to the third Health Working Group of G20 India, Dr. Paul said that India’s digital goods are for the world. The country’s digital infrastructure and capabilities are supportive of global economic growth and human development. India, as the voice of the Global South, is committed to bridging the digital health divide by promoting digital solutions and fostering innovation to aid universal health coverage, he added.

Quoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement on Digital India, Paul said, I dream of a Digital India in which quality healthcare is accessible to remote areas powered by e-healthcare. He said that the deliberations in the health working groups show that digital technologies can play a very important role in achieving universal health coverage and in dealing with health emergencies.

He said digital health can enable universal health coverage by increasing access to people irrespective of location or socio-economic status through initiatives such as telemedicine and mobile apps. He said the G20 Health Working Group is considering creating a Global Digital Health Initiative to provide a platform to promote equitable access to digital tools and technologies among countries concerned towards ensuring universal health coverage.

Countries prepared for the next pandemic

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that all countries need to be prepared for the next pandemic. He urged all stakeholders to come together and work for ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’, the theme of the India G20 Presidency. As part of the G20 India Presidency, the third Health Working Group meeting is being held in Hyderabad from June 4-6 and will focus on three key priorities of the G20 health track.

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