As part of ERIA’s ongoing efforts to improve healthcare delivery and promote health and wellbeing across ASEAN and the Greater Asia-Pacific region through cross-sectoral collaborations, the ERIA Healthcare team has been focusing on advancements in Health Tech within our partner countries, including India.

Health Tech in India is rapidly evolving, transitioning from basic digital records to sophisticated applications of AI and machine learning in healthcare. These technologies are poised to transform Health Tech enterprises, offering groundbreaking solutions to a wide range of stakeholders in the world’s most populous country.

On 12 September 2014, the ERIA Healthcare Unit, with support from Nomura Research Institute Consulting and Solutions Pvt. Ltd., India, organised a landmark conference titled, ’Transforming India into a Regional Healthcare Hub: Opportunities for Data Sharing Driven by Multi-Sectoral Partnerships.’

The conference featured expert presentations and panel discussions, exploring the evolving landscape of health data in India. Topics included challenges in data generation, storage, and utilisation, as well as the complexities of managing health data on a national scale in a country as diverse and populous as India.

The first panel highlighted both current obstacles and significant opportunities, underscoring the need for strategic approaches, evidence-based policy support, and technological innovation. The second panel focused on how coordinated efforts amongst government entities, healthcare providers, academia, the Health Tech industry, and civil society – including NGOs and patient groups – can drive healthcare innovation, improve outcomes, and address health disparities and inequities. The discussions underscored the critical role of collaboration in overcoming challenges such as data interoperability and infrastructure gaps for effective health data utilisation.

In its ongoing work to enhance health data management and reimagine Asia’s healthcare ecosystem, ERIA continues to emphasise the importance of leveraging data to tackle healthcare challenges, explore technological solutions, and assess the impact of these initiatives. ERIA is committed to fostering collaborations that drive innovation and enhance patient-centred healthcare outcomes in India and across the Greater Asian region.