Regional Open Digital Health Summit 2025 Convenes in New Delhi to Advance Interoperability and GenAI for Global Health

Key Points

1. Regional Open Digital Health Summit 2025 held in New Delhi on 19th-20th November 2025.
2. Organized by NeGD, Ministry of Electronics and IT, in collaboration with NHA, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, WHO-SEARO and UNICEF.
3. Union Health Secretary Smt. Punya Salila Srivastava emphasized India’s commitment to inclusive, interoperable, and citizen-centric digital health systems.
4. India's digital health ecosystem is anchored in interoperability, privacy-by-design, and citizen-centricity.
5. AI-enabled surveillance and diagnostics are helping identify diseases faster and predict outbreaks earlier in India.
6. Clinical Decision Support System integrated with e-Sanjeevani has supported more than two lakh doctors.
7. Dr. Sunil Kumar Barnwal, CEO, National Health Authority, stressed the need for responsible, contextual, and evidence-driven use of Generative AI.
8. Mr. Kiran Gopal Vaska highlighted the importance of open protocols, modular architecture, and shared governance in building resilient health systems.