IIMA Healthcare Summit 2026: Advancing AI in Healthcare
Why in the news
The third IIMA Healthcare Summit in 2026 examined how artificial intelligence can reshape Indian healthcare, from medicines to monitoring diseases.
Key facts
- 3rd IIMA Healthcare Summit 2026; theme “Advancing AI in Healthcare”.
- Focus: AI for drug discovery, treatment and disease surveillance.
- Ambition: shift from being the “Pharmacy of the World” to being the “Laboratory of the World”.
AI Centres of Excellence
| Institute | Location |
|---|---|
| AIIMS Delhi | Delhi |
| PGIMER | Chandigarh |
| AIIMS Rishikesh | Rishikesh |
Significance
- Signals a move from making medicines to leading research and innovation in health.
Exam angle
- Edition: 3rd; theme: Advancing AI in Healthcare.
- Slogan shift: Pharmacy of the World to Laboratory of the World.
- AI CoEs: AIIMS Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh, AIIMS Rishikesh.