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India urgently needs future-ready digital health system, says Ficci

E-Pharmacy provides a building block for such a digital health ecosystem to ensure efficient and affordable universal health coverage, Ficci added

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There is a need to bring innovation in the digital health platform with the use of technology to provide best services to the citizens, MoS Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey said

Press Trust of India New Delhi

India needs a future-ready digital health system and it has become even more urgent in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, a whitepaper released by industry body Ficci said on Thursday.

E-Pharmacy provides a building block for such a digital health ecosystem to ensure efficient and affordable universal health coverage, it added.

"The need for a future-ready digital health system has become even more urgent with the Covid-19 pandemic. A strong health system must have a strong and resilient digital backbone," the whitepaper said.

Speaking on the occasion, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey said: "The pharmacy services