SAHI and BODH: Health Ministry’s AI Governance Initiatives
Why in the news
The Health Ministry introduced two initiatives to make AI use in healthcare safe, ethical and evidence-based.
| Item | SAHI | BODH |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Secure AI for Health Initiative | Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI |
| Nature | Governance and policy framework | Evaluation and validation platform |
| Role | National roadmap; standards, trust, oversight; people-centric AI | Checks performance, reliability and real-world effect before scale-up |
Background
- National Health Policy, 2017 envisioned a digital health ecosystem.
- Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (2020) built the digital public infrastructure.
Exam angle
- BODH prevents premature adoption of untested AI tools.