Digital platforms have potential to meet universal health targets

Digital health is a great enabler in delivery of health care services and has the potential to support overall universal health coverage targets, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Health Minister on Monday said and added a two-pronged approach has been adopted in this regard with a focus on digital health through policy framework and by creating a digital ecosystem for path breaking interventions.

These focus on not just availability, accessibility, affordability but also equity of health services, said the Minister at the inaugural of the two-day conference here co-hosted by the Ministry and the WHO South-East Asia Regional Office.