How will Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) improve healthcare in India?

DIBD aims to make digital health platforms multilingual and voice-enabled to ensure language is not a barrier to accessing healthcare services across India.

What is the significance of the MoU between NHA and DIBD?

The MoU enables multilingual translation services and AI language support for NHA's digital health platforms like AB PM-JAY and ABDM.

What are the benefits of AI in Indian healthcare?

AI can improve citizen engagement, streamline clinical documentation, reduce doctor workload through voice-to-text, and enhance overall efficiency of digital health systems.

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AI to Break India's Language Barriers in Healthcare

20 Jan

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Summary

Multilingual, voice-enabled AI is crucial for healthcare access in India.
An MoU signed to integrate multilingual AI into NHA’s digital health platforms.
AI tools like voice-to-text can reduce doctor time constraints significantly.

AI to Break India's Language Barriers in Healthcare

Artificial intelligence must be multilingual and voice-enabled to provide meaningful public value in India's linguistically diverse landscape, particularly in healthcare. Amitabh Nag, CEO of Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD), emphasized that language AI is essential to ensure that language does not impede access to vital health services. This technology can enhance citizen engagement, grievance redressal, and the overall accessibility of digital public health platforms.

During an event in Bhubaneswar, a significant MoU was signed between the National Health Authority (NHA) and DIBD. This agreement aims to implement multilingual translation and AI-powered language support across NHA's digital health platforms, including Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).