2nd Regional Open Digital Health Summit (RODHS) 2025 | 22 Nov 2025

Source: PIB

India hosted the 2nd Regional Open Digital Health Summit (RODHS) 2025 in New Delhi, bringing South-East Asian countries together to advance Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and open standards.

• It was organised by National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under the Ministry of Electronics & IT, National Health Authority (NHA), World Health Organization South-East Asia Regional Office and UNICEF.
• India highlighted the strength of its DPI stack such as Aadhaar, Unified Payments Interface (UPI), CoWIN, and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission showcasing their role in secure, scalable health systems.
• WHO and UNICEF underlined the need for trust, skills, interoperability, and community-centric design for successful digital health adoption.

RODHS 

• It is a key regional platform to advance open, interoperable, and people-centered digital health systems across the WHO South-East Asia Region. 
• It brings together policymakers, technologists, and health experts to discuss Digital Public Infrastructure, WHO SMART (Standards-based, Machine-readable, Adaptive, Requirements-based, and Testable) Guidelines, and AI-enabled innovation.
• The Summit aims to strengthen regional cooperation and develop country-specific roadmaps to build scalable digital health systems that support UHC, health security, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), building on the momentum of the inaugural summit held in Nairobi.