economic growth amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the head of the country’s health authority.The National Digital Health Mission, which aims to create a repository of doctors and health facilities across India -- in addition to digitizing citizens’ health records -- will lead to cost savings and better economic outcomes, Indu Bhushan, chief executive officer of the National Health Authority, said in an interview.Analysis of Big Data on health “will lead to better planning, budgeting and implementation for states and health programs, which should be a big cost optimizer," said Bhushan, who compared the gains produced by the “new digital highway" to those from building physical infrastructure such as roads.India is Asia’s.