India deepens use of artificial intelligence to overhaul healthcare delivery

February 13, 2026 2:53 PM

India deepens use of artificial intelligence to overhaul healthcare delivery

India is expanding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across its healthcare system to improve access, quality and affordability of medical services, with government data showing measurable gains in disease detection, telemedicine, surveillance and nutrition outcomes. The government said AI is being used to address gaps in healthcare delivery, improve the quality of medical devices, services and drugs, and make care more accessible and affordable, while supporting early detection, screening,...

Shorter all-oral regimens for drug-resistant TB cost-effective in India: ICMR study

February 12, 2026 10:54 AM

Shorter all-oral regimens for drug-resistant TB cost-effective in India: ICMR study

Shorter, six-month all-oral treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) are cost-effective and offer better health outcomes compared to the longer regimens currently in use in India, according to a study conducted by the ICMR–National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR-NIRT). The study, published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, assessed the cost-effectiveness of bedaquiline-based regimens — BPaL (bedaquiline, pretomanid a...