Health Secretary calls for wider digital-resource access in medical colleges

Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava has called for quality digital knowledge resources to reach all medical colleges.

At the fifth ERMED training conference on October 9, she said the National Medical Library network had expanded to 93 colleges and urged greater attention to underserved areas.

She also called for a roadmap on artificial intelligence in medical education, research and training, emphasising access to reliable medical literature.

Source report: PIB, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, 9 October 2026.

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