A virtual bridge to Universal Healthcare in India

Biswanath Ghosh Dastidar^{1

2}, Shailesh Suri³, Vikranth H Nagaraja^{3

4}, Anant Jani^{3

5}

Affiliations

¹ GD Institute for Fertility Research, Kolkata, 700025, India. bgdastidar@gmail.com.
² Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, CB20QQ, UK. bgdastidar@gmail.com.
³ Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX2 6HD, UK.
⁴ Department of Engineering Science, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK.
⁵ Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3BD, UK.

PMID: 36385160
PMCID: PMC9667848
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-022-00211-7

A virtual bridge to Universal Healthcare in India

Biswanath Ghosh Dastidar et al. Commun Med (Lond). 2022.

. 2022 Nov 16;2(1):145.

doi: 10.1038/s43856-022-00211-7.

Authors

Biswanath Ghosh Dastidar^{1

2}, Shailesh Suri³, Vikranth H Nagaraja^{3

4}, Anant Jani^{3

5}

Affiliations

¹ GD Institute for Fertility Research, Kolkata, 700025, India. bgdastidar@gmail.com.
² Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, CB20QQ, UK. bgdastidar@gmail.com.
³ Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX2 6HD, UK.
⁴ Department of Engineering Science, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK.
⁵ Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3BD, UK.

PMID: 36385160
PMCID: PMC9667848
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-022-00211-7

Abstract

Virtual care could be instrumental in helping India achieve Universal Healthcare. COVID-19 has catalysed virtual-care adoption by practitioners and end-users alike. Recent inclusive policy measures, a favourably-evolving technological landscape, and infrastructural development empower India to technology-leapfrog existing Western healthcare systems.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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