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Future Of Artificial Intelligence In Healthcare In India

Future Of Artificial Intelligence In Healthcare In India

by The Daily Eye Team December 28 2016, 4:21 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 51 secs

Technology is rapidly altering how people function in their daily lives, with healthcare being at the forefront of this evolution. There have been many perceptible ways where technology has driven the success of healthcare- from microscopes, in the past to MRI machines, helming the current scenario of health centres. The main drivers of technology today and in the future, are smartphones, big data and most importantly, artificial intelligence (AI).
Technology has left a positive influence in Indian Healthcare. Given the ancient knowledge and practices, India built its system of healthcare on firm grounds of ayurveda. The modern Indian healthcare is a great mix of science with age- old medicinal practices. Advancement in science has aided healthcare evolve to a great extent, with majority of Indians embracing the use of technology and in turn, becoming more and health savvy. From researching on medical terms, to booking an appointment at a hospital, or even having a video-consultation, technology has helped Indians to be in -charge of their health.

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Former Director Ideation at Zee Network, filmmaker and writer Vinta Nanda is the editor of The Daily Eye, and has recently directed a feature-length documentary on feminism in India titled #SHOUT. Vinta produced, directed and wrote television serials including Tara, Raahein, Raahat, Aur Phir Ek Din and Miilee. Her film, White Noise (2004), was screened at international film festivals. Her Edutainment work includes the serials Sheila and Kasbah, feature film Anant, and Documentary, The Distant Thunder and she led The Third Eye program from 2013 to 2018 in partnership with Hollywood Health and Society, Norman Lear Center, USC Annenberg, supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which built platforms for interactions  between creative communities and specialists, experts, social scientists and activists to initiate the idea of conscious storytelling.


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