Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Medicine are critical to future healthcare: Dr Jitendra Singh

With new innovations, the role of artificial intelligence has increased manyfold in the healthcare sector. The government is also trying to take the advantage of the technology in the treatment of the patients.

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh during his visit to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Jammu stressed the need to adopt futuristic technologies in the treatment.

Dr Singh visited (AIIMS) Jammu for the inspection of the upcoming new blocks and the inauguration of recently developed facilities.

“In order to develop an exclusive identity for the institution, the focus should be on these futuristic areas. Tele-Medicine and Robotic Surgery have already taken over in a big way and the indispensable utility of these new options was realised during the pandemic times,” Dr Singh said.

He added, “The OPD services will start immediately in AIIMS, Jammu and the first batch will move and operate from the premises from 1st of June this year and the second batch will continue thereafter.”

Director AIIMS Jammu Dr Shakti Gupta and Director CSIR-IIIM Jammu Dr D. Srinivasa Reddy signed an MoU in the presence of the Minister.

“It is an irony that CSIR-IIIM Jammu and Government Medical College Jammu existed in the close vicinity of just about 4 kilometres from each other and even though both the institutions were dedicated to medical research, there was hardly any collaboration between the two in the past,” Dr Singh said.