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India’s Digital Revolution- Unlocking Social Welfare through Healthtech Innovation

The Indian healthtech industry has witnessed explosive growth in recent years, with projected market value expected to reach US $5 billion by the end of 2023 and surge to an impressive US $25 billion by 2025. Notably, India has emerged as a leading destination for venture capital (VC) financing in the healthtech sector, attracting significant […]

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Response: National Health Authority’s Draft Data Sharing Guidelines

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The National Health Authority (‘NHA’) has developed Data Sharing Guidelines to regulate the use of personal data of beneficiaries of the PM-JAY scheme. As highlighted in the guidelines, the scope of application extends to data across the digital health ecosystem that includes PM-JAY as well as Health Wellness Centres and the ecosystem partners. It is

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Response to the Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy

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Our response highlights the manner in which data ownership is dealt with in the draft NDGPF. We also highlight the need for the next step in policy interventions to ensure the optimal allocation of economic rights. We study the approach towards governance with a particular focus on the institutional mechanism envisaged. Lastly, we list out

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Response to the Health Data Management Policy 2.0

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Building on our response to the first draft of the Health Data Management Policy in 2021, we have responded to the second round of consultations held in May 2022. In our response, we look at a broader definition of health data management, which includes the standardisation of processes and a larger focus on improving the

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India’s Digital Health Dreams : Getting it Right

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The Dialogue concluded a research programme that evaluates GovTech systems within the country, understands how they work and recommends actionable interventions for enhancing design and service delivery. We looked at these systems to see how privacy safeguards, governance mechanisms, security standards, accessibility and inclusivity are embedded in the system- with the end goal of facilitating

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Response to Draft Health Data Management Policy

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At the outset, we would like to thank the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for inviting comments on the National Digital Health Mission: Health Data Management Policy”, which forms a part of the larger National Digital Health Mission (2017) from the public and ensuring the participation of civil society in the lawmaking process. The

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