IIT Kharagpur to set up hub to tap MSMEs for affordable healthcare
quality primary healthcare remains a major challenge in rural parts of India, with over 80 per cent of healthcare technology being imported, escalating costs
Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur (IIT-KGP) will set up a research and technology development hub, which will focus on making healthcare more affordable and tap the potential of MSMEs in the medical sector.
The Common Research and Technology Development Hub (CRTDH) is supported by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), and will come up at the IIT-KGP campus.
The hub will address the issues of accessibility and affordability challenging the modern healthcare system through technological innovations, a faculty member said.
"Another key area of focus will be supporting growth and development of precision manufacturing of innovative technologies through MSMEs so that India can reduce its massive burden of imported healthcare technologies," Visiting Professor, School of Medical Science and Technology, IIT-KGP, Satadal Saha said here announcing the CRTDH project.
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