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Supriya Cotra Prabhakar

@supriyacotraprabhaka

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I lead digital health and AI strategy, building ethical, interoperable systems that strengthen public health outcomes.

Zimbabwe

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead digital health and AI programs where ethical governance, interoperability, and real-world implementation matter—turning policy and evidence into scalable systems with trusted multilateral and government partnership.

I’m a digital health and AI strategy leader with 20 years of experience shaping data-driven innovation at the intersection of technology, governance, and public health. I’m trusted by WHO, UNDP, UNESCAP, and national ministries to guide ethical AI adoption, digital transformation, and health systems resilience.

Since 2021, I’ve served as Technical Head, Digital Health and AI at ACCESS Health International, leading strategic and technical direction across South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. I’ve designed and guided AI-enabled clinical decision support systems with human-in-the-loop governance and clinician-facing tools for ethical AI validation, including a clinician-led AI governance pilot and a digital health Living Lab for acute cardiac care.

I focus heavily on interoperability and digital public infrastructure. I’ve advised national agencies on interoperability-ready architectures aligned with ABDM, FHIR, HL7, and OpenHIE standards, and led implementation research demonstrating full-stack interoperability for India’s national digital health mission across more than 240 million people.

I also build capabilities and frameworks that scale. I designed the Health Informatics Curriculum under the Health Systems Institute and delivered capacity-building programs for more than 1,200 policymakers, clinicians, and administrators—while advising partners on ABDM compliance and translating regulatory requirements into actionable product guidance.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

AI for Health Regulatory Analysis

Current

UNDP

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 7 months)

Worked on delivering an AI-for-health regulatory landscape analysis across 10 African countries, including expert input on AI governance and regulatory frameworks at the design stage. Applied the WHO GI-AI4H technical analysis tool and supported template and country assessment reviews.

AI Governance WHO GI AI4H Tool Regulatory Landscape Analysis

Current

Digital Maturity & Business Card

Current

Unescap (Apis initiative)

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 7 months)

Contributed technical input to a UNESCAP working paper and related initiative on a digital maturity framework for digital public services. Supported the blockchain-enabled Digital Business Card concept and technical dialogue on trusted AI in responsible, interoperable digital ecosystems.

Blockchain Interoperability API Action Plan

Current

Digital Health Vertical, GLC4HSR

Current

Access Health International

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 7 months)

Led the Digital Health vertical of the GLC4HSR, a multi-country learning platform on health systems resilience, serving as ACCESS Health secretariat. Set the agenda around health data governance, interoperability, and responsible AI, and steered knowledge outputs and action toward country-level application.

Data Governance Interoperability Responsible AI

Current

Technical Head, Digital Health and AI

Current

Access Health International

Jan 2021 - Present (5 years 7 months)

Led strategic and technical direction for digital health and AI initiatives across multiple regions, including ethical AI validation and AI-enabled clinical decision support. Advised national partners on interoperability-ready architectures aligned to ABDM, FHIR, HL7, and OpenHIE, and developed health informatics curriculum and capacity-building programs.

Human In The Loop AI Validation Interoperability FHIR HL7 Capacity Building

Technical Advisory Member, Digital AI

Who

Sep 2019 - Sep 2022 (3 years)

Provided expert input to the WHO Digital Health Technical Advisory Group on digital health strategies, ethics, governance, and AI innovation. Supported work informing the Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020–2025, including interoperability-focused equitable digital interventions.

Digital Health Strategy AI Ethics AI Governance Interoperability Digital Interventions Low and Middle Income Countries

Engineering Manager, National NCD

Dell EMC

Apr 2018 - Jul 2019 (1 year 3 months)

Managed engineering delivery for a national NCD programme, integrating AIIMS clinical decision support for hypertension and diabetes through ABDM-compliant HMIS. Oversaw interoperability and secure data pipelines for population health analytics in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the National Health Authority.

Noncommunicable Disease Programs AIIMS Hypertension and Diabetes Support HMIS Interoperability Data Pipelines Population Health Analytics

Product Owner & Lead Business Analyst

Columbia Asia Hospitals

Jan 2015 - Oct 2016 (1 year 9 months)

Led enterprise-wide digital transformation across hospitals, directing the design of unified HIS/EHR systems and patient engagement platforms. Strengthened clinical interoperability and operational efficiency through implementation of a biometric master patient index.

Digital Transformation Patient Engagement Biometric Master Patient Index Enterprise Systems

Senior Software Engineer, Healthcare

Various Organizations

Jan 2004 - Jan 2014 (10 years)

Supported India’s UIDAI (Aadhaar) programme with secure data backup architecture and contributed to EHR and laboratory information systems for India and the United States markets. Work included components aligned to digital public infrastructure and healthcare data systems.

UIDAI Secure Data Backup Architecture Laboratory Information Systems Healthcare Systems