Written by : Trishti Pariwal
August 28, 2023
The collaboration aims to shape the future of healthcare technology and cultivate a diverse community of students, researchers, and trailblazers.
iHub Anubhuti-IIITD Foundation, which was established under the auspices of the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, has signed an MoU with Digital Health Associates (DHA) to promote academic excellence and innovation in digital healthcare.
This partnership is set to improve healthcare through collaborating on research projects and exchanging academic ideas. It aims to address significant public health concerns in India while leveraging strengths and promoting innovation.
'œCollaboration is the cornerstone of progress, and this partnership between Digital Health Associates and iHub-Anubhuti exemplifies our shared commitment to driving transformative change in the healthcare landscape,' said Dr Rajendra Pratap Gupta, founder of Digital Health Associates.
He added that through collaborative training, knowledge sharing, and technology transfer, it is easy to strengthen diverse community of learners, researchers, and trailblazers who will influence the direction of healthcare technology.
The collaboration aims to advance the creation of tools for managing, preventing, and treating diseases that are of high public health importance in India. The partnership works to strengthen and speed up the advancement of healthcare solutions that have the potential to change lives by encouraging and conducting high-quality research.
Furthermore, the focus of the collaboration is designing training programs for teachers and students to improve skills and competencies in the healthcare field. Through this, comprehensive training courses lasting between 1-12 months will be offered. The goal is to give professionals the knowledge to understand new healthcare technologies.
'œiHub Anubhuti is looking forward to working with Digital Health pioneer Digital Health Associates Pvt. Ltd. to make India a leader in Digital Health through skill development, research projects and startups,' said Saurabh Kumar Chaubey, CEO, iHub Anubhuti-IIITD Foundation.
Moreover, a comprehensive quality improvement program will be implemented to better the entire healthcare ecosystem. By working with iHub, the student initiatives and ideas will be turned into concrete goods and services to have a real-world impact.
Earlier, DHA signed an MOU with APHI (Association of Healthcare Providers) for digital upskilling of healthcare professionals. The collaboration happened to find internship opportunities and entails working on workshops, research projects, and publications.