Koita Centre for Digital Health - KCDH (IIT Bombay)

The Koita Centre for Digital Health (KCDH) set up at IIT Bombay, is the first of its kind in India, focused on driving academic programs, research, and industry collaborations in Digital Health. Improving the quality, accessibility, and affordability of healthcare is one of the world’s biggest priorities. Digital Health has a profound impact on the quality of care and efficiency of healthcare delivery. Consequently, there is substantial focus globally on enhancing Digital Health and Informatics. In India too, the launch of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in 2021 is driving Digital Health adoption at a national scale. Digital Health and Informatics needs cross-functional expertise – computer science, bioinformatics, statistics, AI/ machine learning, medical science. IIT Bombay, as India’s #1 academic institution, has deep technical and research expertise, which is well suited to build excellence in Digital Health along with Digital Health Partners (DHP) and to establish a globally renowned centre. In addition, IIT Bombay and its DHP partners have a unique opportunity to take leadership in Digital Health relevant to India. Our country has unique healthcare problems/ disease patterns and healthcare delivery challenges. This need is even more important in the face of COVID-19 pandemic facing India today. KCDH will create a cadre of professionals who can leverage these opportunities and contribute to the field. IIT B attracts some of the smartest minds across the countries and this centre will give them an opportunity to be able to apply technical expertise in areas like AI/ML to real-world problems creating a win-win situation across the ecosystem. Digital Health is one of the fastest growing industries worldwide. KCDH Key Focus areas: - Healthcare Applications - Healthcare Data Management - Healthcare Analytics and AI/ML - Consumer Health & Tele-medicine - Computational Biology & Bioinformatics - Population Health & Public Health Policy