All India Insititute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) organised a lecture by the president of ‘Global health Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’ (BMGF) on Monday. The lecture was part of the newly launched DBT—BIRAC Leadership Dialogue Series — a platform where global leaders from various domains can share their experiences and interact with the scientific community.
This was the second lecture of this programme which was led by Dr Trevor Mundel president of (BMGF).
The lecture was also attended by the Randeep Guleria, Director AIIMS said, “AIIMS is working actively to engage scientists, researchers in the discipline of bio-medical engineering, nano technology, big data analysis, artificial intelligence and development of novel bio makers.
Considering the high cost of health care,” he said adding that we are collaborating research in frugal innovations to efficient and low cost treatment strategies relevant to developing world and emerging markets.
Mundel emphasized on the crucial role of India’s rapidly emerging leadership in bio technology and artificial intelligence can play in creating new tools and technologies which can help the country to achieve health equity.
“The ongoing Grand Challenges India (GCI), a joint initiative of BMGF and BIRAC, is aimed at catalyzing innovative health and development research within India,” said the doctor adding that the partnership are critical for success of any public health intervention.