Technical innovations in healthcare needs a robust policy framework. That’s what Indu Bhushan, the CEO of the government’s ambitious scheme Ayushman Bharat had to say.
He added that technology has become the backbone of the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). It has helped make the entire system cashless and paperless.
At the 2nd Health Tech India, 2019, organised by Confederation of India Industry (CII), Bhushan said that with over 50 crore population involved in healthcare, technology is going to play a much bigger role in healthcare.
But he warned that technology would cost money. Healthcare providers and other stakeholders should be prepared to ease out the high cost as financial allocation would be necessary.
The 2nd edition of Health Tech India, under 23rd International Engineering and Trade Fairs, is being held from February 3 to 5 at Pragati Maidan.
As reported, Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health, stressed that to the Indian healthcare system over the years, has changed. It has gone curative to becoming preventive which has led to an surge in scope for innovation.
Lav Agarwal also said that beneficial aspects of technology in India, lie in the fact that, in a country like India, it can overcome geographical and financial barriers to reach those who actually need it.
Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan to India also spoke at the inaugural session. He shed some light on the factors on which high life expectancy in Japan (women=86 years and men=81years) is dependent upon.
These are great management of skills and logistics in the medical device sector. They qualified and efficient doctors and nurses and the support of the government to universal health coverage.
Japan is the partner country for the second consecutive edition of the event and Hiramatsu expressed total support of his country in partnering with India to bring the agenda of health technology on the pedestal.
