AI in healthcare to boost India's GDP by USD 25-30 Billion
New Delhi: According to a Deloitte report, Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare is expected to boost India's GDP by $25-30 billion by 2025, improving accessibility, diagnostics, and treatment outcomes.
Government-backed initiatives like the IndiaAI Mission and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, are setting the stage for a digitally empowered healthcare ecosystem, ensuring responsible AI integration and enhanced data security, it noted, news agency PTI reported.
As per the report, “Digital Healthcare-Top 10 Myths Debunked Digital Health & AI,, AI adoption in healthcare has surged past 40 per cent, surpassing sectors such as FMCG (30 per cent) and manufacturing (25 per cent).
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Deloitte India Life Sciences and Health Care Industry Leader Joydeep Ghosh noted that India’s digital healthcare ecosystem is rapidly advancing, with AI-powered diagnostics, MedTech innovations and digital health records transforming patient care. India’s surgical consumables and disposables exports reached $1.6 billion in FY 2022-23, showcasing its growing capabilities and presence in the global healthcare market, he added.
However, to realise its full potential, the sector must overcome challenges such as regulatory alignment, workforce training and infrastructure limitations. “With targeted investments and focused policy advancements, India can become a global leader in AI-powered healthcare, elevating patient outcomes and accessibility," Ghosh stated.
According to the PTI report, the report noted that despite advancements, the adoption of AI in healthcare is progressing more slowly than in banking and financial services. This is largely due to concerns about data security, regulatory fragmentation and limited digital infrastructure in rural areas, it added.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that in a move to address the rising concerns around internet and technology-related addictions, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved a proposal to establish a Centre for Advanced Research on Addictive Behaviours (CAR-AB) at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The centre will focus on combating internet and technology-related addictions, particularly among young people aged 12 to 25 years.
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