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India’s healthcare has a new best friend: Robots

Source | www-fortuneindia-com.cdn.ampproject.org | Amit Chadha

India’s effort towards bridging the gap amongst various stakeholders of the national healthcare ecosystem through digital highways got underway in 2017 with the introduction of The National Health Policy. However, despite all efforts, improving public health infrastructure and availability along with capacity of healthcare professionals have posed major challenges in realising India’s health goals.

In addition to the critical factor of capacity expansion, healthcare organisations need to resolutely look at adapting new technologies in order to maximize available resources and reduce burden on the already exhausted physician workforce. Advanced technologies such as machine learning, computer vision, and robotics have the potential to play a catalyst in achieving inclusivity in healthcare services, making digital adoption an important factor for hospitals located in urban and rural areas.

Engineering Research & Development organisations have an important role to play here as their expertise in design, development, validation and rapid prototyping can accelerate breakthroughs in the medical domain, while new product development and adaptive intelligence solutions can help lower the barriers between hospitals and patients, particularity in tier 2 and 3 cities in India.

Rise of the machines in healthcare

Publicly available data shows that there is one doctor for every 1,445 Indians as per the country’s current population estimate of 135 crore, which is lower than the WHO’s prescribed norm of one doctor for 1,000 people. India also ranks amongst the lowest with regard to hospital beds according to a WHO report, with 0.7 beds per 1,000 people, far below the global average of 3.4. In addition to shortage of healthcare professionals, compared to urban areas, rural regions face high barriers to access healthcare facilities due to poor connectivity and limited supply of healthcare professionals.

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