In a statement on Sunday (February 15), the minister said the partnership is in line with Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu’s vision to achieve the goal of ‘Healthy Andhra Pradesh’ and that Foundation co-founder Bill Gates will visit Amaravati on Monday (February 16) to review the state’s ongoing initiatives and discuss future action plans.
Mr. Satya Kumar said the primary objective of the partnership is to ensure universal access to affordable healthcare through modern technology and systemic reforms, to improve nutritional security and public health outcomes, to achieve scalable solutions and to shift from a reactive treatment model to a preventive, predictive healthcare approach.
He said the government plans to introduce early disease detection systems, personalized health profiling, alert mechanisms for possible diseases, individual health cards and comprehensive digital healthcare services, including telemedicine.
The minister said that based on the Foundation’s recommendation, the state has constituted a high-powered expert advisory group comprising ten international experts to assess the existing healthcare systems and recommend reforms. Three sub-committees will be formed to focus on specific areas, he said.
‘Sanjeevani’ initiative
An integrated, real-time health monitoring initiative called ‘Sanjeevani’ has been launched in collaboration with Tata MD, he said, adding that the pilot project, which started in Kuppam, has been expanded across Chittoor district and will soon be implemented across the state. “The program integrates various health centers through technology to strengthen real-time public health surveillance and response,” he explained.
He said the state is also taking concrete steps to introduce artificial intelligence-based technologies in healthcare. Discussions on formulating a national AI-based health policy were started in Vijayawada last December in collaboration with the Gates Foundation and representatives of other states, he said.
The minister said the government, with the support of the Foundation, has launched a ‘MedTech Challenge’ to identify AI-based medical devices and solutions. “Around 100 candidates participated and after two rounds of screening, 20 were shortlisted, he said, adding that their technologies were tested at government hospitals under a pilot program and a final decision will be taken by the end of March.
He said the areas of focus include AI-based diagnostic tests, portable point-of-care testing centres, smart monitoring and wearable devices, telemedicine tools for remote areas and data integration and disease monitoring. He said health data collected from various sources will be integrated with the RTGS “Aware” platform to enable early detection of disease outbreaks and data-driven policy formulation.
He said the Foundation also supports the establishment of a Digital Modeling and Intelligence Decision Center (DMIDC) at the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences to strengthen data analytics and strategic health planning.
Published – Feb 15, 2026 8:17 PM IST
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