VIRTUAL HEALTHCARE: TOWARDS AN INCLUSIVE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE
On 13 September 2022, the Australia India Institute, with the support of the Australian Department of Education and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, partnered with the VirtuCare Network led by the University of Melbourne, to deliver a hybrid workshop at the Indian Institute of Public Health focussing on the future of inclusive digital health in Australia and India.”
Held in Hyderabad, the workshop saw expert stakeholders attend and present on the role of inclusive digital healthcare and technology in both countries. These presentations focused on how digital healthcare can consider and meet the challenges faced by people with disabilities.
This Australia India Institute report, with contributions from Academic Fellow Professor Nathan Grills, summarises the workshop’s presentations and findings. It further explores existing approaches promoting inclusivity in digital health and presents conceptual ways forward.
The workshop and report was supported the Australian Government Department of Education.