Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras Director V. Kamakoti on Saturday said there was an urgent need for increased collaboration between engineers and doctors to reduce India’s dependency on import in healthcare-related technology, including equipment, consumables and implants.
Delivering the convocation address at the 34th convocation of Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER) here, he said there was a need to develop indigenous technology to democratise healthcare to ensure affordable and quality treatment for all.
He said the country was importing medical equipment, which are sold at an “unimaginable profit.” With the country reaching its centenary year of Independence in another 25 years, he said India should be made independent in the fields of technology and medicine.
