Union Health and Family Welfare Minister
Jagat Prakash Nadda launched two national AI initiatives in healthcare at the
India AI Summit 2026
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Union Health and Family
Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda launched two national AI initiatives in
healthcare at the India AI Summit 2026.
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One initiative is the
Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare for India (SAHI).
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SAHI is designed as a
national framework to guide the adoption of AI in healthcare.
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It promotes safe,
ethical, evidence-based and inclusive use of AI technologies.
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The framework provides
direction on governance and regulatory oversight.
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SAHI offers guidance on
deployment and continuous monitoring of AI tools.
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The second initiative is
the Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI (BODH).
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BODH was developed by the
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in collaboration with the National Health
Authority.
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BODH allows evaluation of
AI models using diverse real-world health data.
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BODH platform is designed
to preserve privacy while ensuring rigorous testing.
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It has been designated as
a digital public good under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.
¨ The platform will improve trust and transparency in health AI deployment.
¨ Together, SAHI and BODH aim to build a responsible and competitive health AI ecosystem in India.
