Empowering India’s Digital Health Transformation

by Education, Innovation, Collaboration and Research

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Team KCDH-A in action during the India AI Impact Summit.

Building future-ready talent

through high-quality Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs in Digital Health

The Koita Centre for Digital Health - Ashoka

Strengthening India’s Digital Health Ecosystem

Koita Centre for Digital Health at Ashoka

Koita Centre for Digital Health at Ashoka University is a joint Centre of the Trivedi School of Biosciences and the Department of Computer Science at Ashoka University, established with support from Koita Foundation, a philanthropic organisation with a mission to accelerate Digital Health adoption in India. It is an interdisciplinary Centre focused on advancing digital health research, education, and policy. Anchored in the departments of biosciences and computer science, KCDH-A is building capacity in areas such as health data systems, AI/ML in healthcare, genomics, and digital public health. The Centre is working with academic, clinical, and public health partners to develop practical solutions that address real-world healthcare challenges. Through its teaching programs, research collaborations, and public engagement, KCDH-A aims to support the development of scalable, evidence-based digital health approaches tailored to India’s needs.

Our Vision

To reimagine healthcare in the digital age by advancing interdisciplinary research, innovation, education and policy that transform health systems and
improve lives at scale

Our Mission

The Koita Centre for Digital Health - Ashoka aims to:

Build future-ready talent through high-quality undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Digital Health, integrating technical, clinical, and policy-oriented learning.
Drive collaborative innovation by partnering with healthcare institutions, government bodies, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and global organizations to co-create impactful solutions.
Strengthen India’s digital health ecosystem by supporting research, innovation, and collaborative initiatives that advance digital infrastructure, governance, and responsible technology use.
Cultivate an engaged student community through experiential learning, mentorship, and real-world exposure, empowering students to lead initiatives that promote digital health adoption.
Promote inclusive, evidence-based digital health practices that contribute to more accessible, efficient, and equitable healthcare delivery across India.

Academic Programs Offered

KCDH-A has academic programmes at the undergraduate level on various aspects of Digital Health and Technology. The Centre offers courses at the undergraduate level in collaboration with the Departments of Biology, Computer Science and History. More than 200 students at Ashoka University are affiliated with KCDH-A through one or more of our courses.

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Research Overview

Koita Centre for Digital Health at Ashoka University (KCDH-A) advances impactful, interdisciplinary research at the intersection of health, data science, and technology. Guided by a vision to reimagine health systems through digital transformation, KCDH-A collaborates with premier academic institutions, government agencies, and international partners to tackle challenges in precision health, health data analytics, digital inclusivity, and clinical innovation

Our research has spanned projects funded by leading organizations such as Koita Foundation, the Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Foundation Botnar, Lady Tata Memorial Trust, IPSN and many more. These initiatives address diverse areas including predictive modeling for cardiometabolic diseases, value-based digital health transformation, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), reproductive health analytics, and the development of youth-friendly digital health frameworks, etc.