AI-NETRA at India AI Impact Summit 2026: Precision for Real-World TB Operations

Last week at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, we had the opportunity to showcase why AI-driven public health innovation is truly the need of the hour.

India continues to face a high TB burden, with finite resources and overstretched field systems. Diagnostic networks experience overload in some areas and underutilization in others. In such a landscape, incremental improvements are not enough—smarter decision-making is essential.

What is AI-NETRA?

At the Summit, we presented AI-NETRA (Artificial Intelligence–Based Network Evaluation & Targeted Resource Allocation)—an Agentic AI–powered decision-support platform designed for end-to-end solutions for real-world TB operations in the periphery.

• Instead of only mapping hotspots, it demonstrated how precision micro-plans can guide Active Case Finding.
• Instead of just reporting lab data, it showed how diagnostic networks can be optimized to reduce turnaround time and balance workloads.
• Instead of increasing effort blindly, it illustrated how yield can be improved through smarter targeting.

Rich dialogue with national stakeholders

The enriched discussions with health authorities from NTEP, MoHFW, NHM, MEITY, Zydus, IIT Madras, Google, the Gates Foundation, and other key officials reinforced a shared focus: public health AI must align with how programs actually run—not only with what dashboards show.

We are grateful for these meaningful conversations and the commitment to responsible, scalable AI that strengthens frontline systems and accelerates disease elimination.