India will host the first-ever Global Digital Health Summit at New Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan. The inaugural edition will be attended by Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya. Patricia Scotland KC, Commonwealth Secretary-General, will also deliver a special keynote address besides some of the tallest leaders in the world in Digital Health gracing this summit.

The two-day conclave will address the key issues critical to building a Digital Ecosystem aiming at Digital Health for All and how professionals and organizations can adopt digital technologies. The summit will address the crucial issue of Return on Investment (ROI) in Digital Health, barriers to adoption for small healthcare organizations and individual clinicians, and discuss how the metaverse, gaming, and 5G will transform healthcare.

The event is organized in association with the world's foremost digital health associations viz, The Global Health Connector Partnership (American Telemedicine Association, HLTH, European Connected Health Alliance, Commonwealth Centre for Digital Health, African Health Federation, The Digital Health Society, Health Parliament), The International Society for Telemedicine & Health, Switzerland, and Internet Governance Forum- Dynamic Coalition on Digital Health. 

The summit is also accompanied by an award presentation to recognize the outstanding contributions and innovations in this field. The Global Digital Health Innovation Awards are open to all Healthcare providers from the public and private sectors, including startups working in the field of Digital Health. The awards will follow the nomination process and shall be presented to the winners on 29th October 2022.

Developed with a global advisory board comprising the world's foremost leaders, the summit will witness the presence of the global leaders in digital health and the movers and shakers of healthcare from across the USA, European Union, Africa, UK, and Southeast Asia. The proceedings of the summit will be captured in the form of the outcomes report, which shall lay a roadmap for digital adoption in the future.