India’s 2024-2025 budget allocated less for digital health initiatives such as the Ayushman Bharat Digital Health Mission and the national tele-mental health programme than the previous year. Meanwhile, the National University Centre for Oral Health Singapore is developing technologies for advanced dental care, including a dental imaging repository, AI integration and innovative research. In the Philippines, state health insurer PhilHealth rolled out the ePhilHealth platform to streamline access to services, in a shift toward a more secure digital infrastructure following last year’s data breach.

Seattle Children’s inks 10-year cloud computing deal
Seattle Children’s has agreed a 10-year contract with Rackspace Technology to upgrade scalability and minimize IT costs. The partnership will deploy Rackspace’s private and public