AIIMS Delhi Allocates ₹300 Crore to Push AI-Driven Healthcare in India

The All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS), Delhi, announced an investment of over ₹300 crore in digital infrastructure aimed at benefiting patients, doctors, and researchers. The premier institute’s director, Dr M Srinivas, noted that AI is revolutionising everything from patient care to health communication. He stressed that this investment will benefit the stakeholders.

Speaking at an event held at AIIMs, Srinivas said, “By integrating AI, we can improve efficiency, reduce delays, and enable world-class research”.  

He further mentioned that AI will simplify and disseminate health information, which will empower patients and improve their engagement with healthcare systems. 

AI in Healthcare

At the event, several healthcare, technology, and policy domain experts discussed the potential of AI to address challenges in health-related communication. 

Dr Kavita Narayan, senior technical advisor at the central government’s ministry of health and family welfare, said, “AI can play a vital role in making healthcare more accurate, compassionate, and equitable. To truly make a difference, we must integrate technology thoughtfully and ensure collaboration between policymakers, technologists, and healthcare providers.”

Humeta, a custom-trained AI model developed by Healthpresso, was presented. 

“Healthcare is a sensitive field where credibility is paramount. Humeta is trained on over a million data points from trusted medical sources like The Lancet and PubMed, ensuring that the information it generates is both accurate and up-to-date,” co-founder and CEO Daleep Singh Manhas explained.

Manhas highlighted how Humeta addresses the accessibility gap, as 63% of people reportedly struggle to understand medical content. “With Humeta, we simplify complex medical concepts into digestible and credible formats – text, visuals, and interactive tools – so that patients are empowered with reliable information they can trust.”

As with everything, there is a flip side to the story – dependency and privacy. 

“While AI can enhance precision and efficiency, we must preserve the human touch in healthcare. Compassion and technology must work together to create systems that prioritise the well-being of patients,” Dr KP Kochhar, head of the physiology department at AIIMS, said.

The event concluded that AI must be responsibly integrated and that collaboration among policymakers, technologists, and healthcare providers is needed to use it for good.