AI Revolutionizing Healthcare: India's Path to Inclusive Intelligence

India is leveraging Artificial Intelligence to revolutionize its healthcare system. By integrating AI in various healthcare sectors, from disease surveillance to treatment, India aims to address health inequities and enhance public health outcomes. The government emphasizes AI's role as a supportive tool enhancing clinical decision-making and care delivery.

At the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel highlighted AI's transformative role in India's healthcare. Addressing the session 'Innovation to Impact: AI as a Public Health Game-Changer,' Patel underscored AI as a tool of inclusive intelligence, aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision.

Patel emphasized AI's integration in healthcare, from disease surveillance to diagnostics, citing its role in advanced tools like the Media Disease Surveillance System and AI-enabled X-ray machines. These technologies have boosted TB detection and treatment outcomes, showcasing AI's potential in strengthening health services across India's diverse population.

Stressing scalability and affordability, Patel noted India's initiatives in building a robust AI healthcare ecosystem, with centers of excellence and training programs ensuring healthcare professionals are AI-literate. She asserted AI's function to augment medical care, asserting that compassion and empathy remain the domain of clinicians.

(With inputs from agencies.)