Future-Proofing Healthcare initiative, led by a panel of fifteen leading healthcare experts across Asia-Pacific, announced the launch of the Asia Pacific Personalised Health Index. This first-of-its-kind, data-driven policy tool measures the readiness of eleven health systems across the region (Australia, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and New Zealand) to adopt personalized healthcare – enabling the right care to be tailored to the right person at the right time. 

The 'Personalised Health Index' measures performance against 27 different indicators of personalized health across four categories called 'Vital Signs'. These include Policy Context, Health Information, Personalised Technologies and Health Services, the report said. In the health information indicator, India ranked 10th with a score of 41.

 It takes into account data, infrastructure and technical expertise driving personalized healthcare. In health services, India ranked 11th with a score of 24. The indicator takes into account planning, organization and delivery of services with respect to personalized healthcare. Under the Personalised Technologies indicator, India ranked 9th with a score of 30. This indicator takes into account the devices, applications, platforms and reimbursement structures that will drive personalized healthcare based on the needs of stakeholders.

The findings further indicated that Singapore performed the highest overall of the geographies measured due to a combination of high levels of digital maturity, comprehensive national strategies, a strong digital infrastructure and expansive innovation capacities leading to top scores in both the Health Information and Personalised Technologies categories.

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