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ACADEMY OF DIGITAL DOCTORS JOURNAL

REIMAGINING THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE:

IN CONVERSATION WITH

NANDAN NILEKANI
Nandan Nilekani, Co- Founder & Chairman of EkStep,
Ex-Chairman of UIDAI, and
serial philanthropist. He’s the
recipient of numerous international recognitions, including ‘Asia’s Businessman of the
Year 2003’ by Fortune Magazine, ‘Social & Economic
Innovation Award’ by The
Economist. He is also the
author of ‘Imagining India’.

We got a chance to discuss with
him the journey and future of
the AADHAAR card, the role
of technology in healthcare,
and how India could lead the
world onto a new and completely
digitised
unique
platform. Below are excerpts
from our interaction with him.

The time has come for
everyone in the healthcare
system to unite and reimagine what India’s healthcare
future will look like.