We are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University (ABVMU), Uttar Pradesh, and Koita Foundation to advance Digital Health & AI capacity building for medical and nursing students. ABVMU is affiliated with 68 medical and 300+ nursing and allied health institutions across the state, making it the largest medical university in the country.

As part of the MoU, ABVMU will introduce the Digital Health Foundation Course (DHFC) for medical students and the Digital Health Foundation Course for Nursing (DHFC-N) for nursing students, strengthening Digital Health & AI competencies among future doctors and nurses so they're equipped to leverage digital technologies in clinical practice and healthcare delivery.

Rizwan Koita, co-founder of Koita Foundation, sat down with The Indian Express to talk about why digital and AI adoption in healthcare has been so much harder than in sectors like banking or e-commerce — and what it will actually take to implement and take advantage of digital and AI tools in healthcare. 
 
Mr Koita spoke about the four dimensions India needs to get right: building digital and AI tools designed for Indian realities, supporting hospitals in evaluating and purchasing digital and AI solutions, incorporating digital health & AI in medical education, and developing robust digital and AI standards and regulation for India. The conversation also covered KF's Centres of Excellence in partnership with IIT Bombay, Ashoka University, National Cancer Grid (Cancer), RSSDI (Diabetes) and FOGSI (Maternal healthcare) - and how they align with the four dimensions. 

Koita Foundation is proud to support "What does it take to embed AI in government systems?", the first article in an 8-part series with India Development Review (IDR) exploring how AI is being built and deployed for social impact in India.

This piece features Adalat AI, VOPA, and Civis, three nonprofits working with India's judiciary, education, and policy system, respectively and sharing on-ground lessons on data trust, human oversight, and what it really takes to embed AI within public institutions rather than just build a product. The series will continue to explore the partnerships, funding, and systems needed to make AI work for the social sector.

The FOGSI–KCDM Digital Health Awards 2026 brought together leading clinicians and innovators from across the country, showcasing impactful digital solutions transforming maternal and child healthcare.

From a highly competitive pool of over 80 entries, the Top 10 finalists were shortlisted, representing some of the most promising work in the field. Solutions were assessed on scalability, real-world impact, and relevance to maternal health challenges. The winners were felicitated at the FOGSI National Vice Presidential Conference 2026.

The initiative reflects FOGSI–KCDM’s continued commitment to building a strong ecosystem that supports the adoption of effective and scalable digital solutions.

Learn more about the Top 10 finalists and their digital solutions

Rizwan Koita has been awarded the Inaugural Social Impact Award at PanIIT Global Conference 2026 in Long Beach, California. The award recognises IIT alumni who have made meaningful contributions to communities and society.

Koita Foundation extends its gratitude to the PAN IIT Alumni Foundation and the IIT2026 organisation for this recognition. This award reflects the collective efforts of our partners and our team. 

India is at the early stages of transforming healthcare through Digital Health and AI. This award is a strong reminder that the opportunity is large, and the real impact will come only through sustained partnerships and collective execution.

We are pleased to announce the signing of an MoU between Koita Foundation and CHAKRA, a Section 8 company established under the Medical Education and Drugs Department of Government of Maharashtra. The MoU with CHAKRA extends KF’s successful partnership with the Digital Health Department of CHAKRA. Over the past 3 years, in collaboration with Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik, CHAKRA has successfully developed and rolled out the Digital Health Foundation Course (DHFC), Digital Health Foundation Course for Nursing professionals (DHFC-N) and the Certificate Course in Digital Health (CCDH) for healthcare professionals. Each of these initiatives has been a first-of-its-kind initiative, and has been very successful in driving capacity building in Digital Health & AI, not just within the 500+ colleges of MUHS but also across many states and national organisations in India. 

Through the MoU, Koita Foundation and CHAKRA will accelerate the collaboration in other Digital Health and AI initiatives. The collaboration will focus on innovation pilots, applied research, capacity-building programs, and the deployment of scalable digital health solutions within the MUHS and CHAKRA network.

The Capacity Building Commission (iGOT Karmayogi Platform) launched the Digital Health Foundation Course for Nurses (DHFC-N) to support over 3+ lakh nurses across India in building Digital Health & AI skills. 

Developed by Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, and Trained Nurses' Association of India (TNAI), and supported by national-level experts, the course is also live on the MUHS LMS (ePrabodhini) and the TNAI e-learning portal. It is open to nursing students, faculty, CHOs, GNM, ANM, and in-service nurses.  

We were proud to support the development of the Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare for India (SAHI) - a comprehensive national guidance framework to enable the safe, ethical, evidence-based, and inclusive adoption of AI across India’s healthcare ecosystem. 

Developed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research, WHO South-East Asia Regional Office, and the National Health Authority, SAHI provides a structured roadmap to strengthen clinical decision-making, public health intelligence, digital health infrastructure, and patient outcomes nationwide. We are grateful to MOHFW for acknowledging Koita Foundation’s support in the SAHI Report. 

National Cancer Grid India, in collaboration with the NCG-Koita Centre for Digital Oncology (KCDO), announced the launch of the Cancer AI & Technology Challenge (CATCH) Grant at the India AI Summit. This is the first-of-its-kind initiative focused on promoting healthcare-specific AI solutions for India. 

The CATCH Grant received an overwhelming response of over 290 applications across India! We extend our appreciation to the Top 10 winners and the 18 finalists whose work continues to strengthen this growing ecosystem.  

As part of the initiative, the CATCH Grant Compendium was released, spotlighting these innovative AI-led cancer care solutions from across the country and showcasing the depth of talent and innovation driving this transformative movement. The compendium also outlines the overall approach taken by the IndiaAI and NCG team in shortlisting and evaluating the companies, which can become a model for other such initiatives.  

Koita Foundation, in partnership with India Leaders for Social Sector (ILSS), announced the KF Tech Awards 2025 at ILSS India Fundraising Conference (IFRC) 2026. The awards recognise the Top AI solutions in the social sector across health, education, climate resilience, citizen engagement, and public systems, celebrating scalable innovations and patient capital partnerships driving sustainable change.