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12 December, 2022
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National Telemedicine Service Of India: eSanjeevani

eSanjeevani, India's national telemedicine service, recently attained 8 crore teleconsultations.
By registering 1 crore consultations in roughly 5 weeks, it broke all previous records.

About eSanjeevani:

This is a national doctor-to-doctor telemedicine service that aims to give patients a digital platform alternative to traditional in-person consultations.

The eSanjeevani application has generated more than 45,000 ABHA IDs as a part of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Health Mission (ABDHM).
Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Telangana, and Gujarat are the top ten states for using this platform.

Two Verticles:

Program for Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centers (AB-HWCs):

By offering aided teleconsultations, it aims to close the digital health gap between urban areas and rural areas.
It makes sure that Ayushman Bharat Scheme e-beneficiaries can access the benefits to which they are entitled.
The AB-HWCs established at the state level serve as spokes in this vertical's hub-and-spoke model, which is mapped with the hub (composed of MBBS/Specialty/Super-Specialty doctors) at the zonal level.
1,09,748 AB-HWC and 14,188 Hubs have successfully used this model, resulting in a total of 7,11,58,968 teleconsultations.

eSanjeevaniOPD:

It serves both urban and rural residents.
It makes use of technology to make doctor consultations accessible from the patient's home, regardless of location, via smartphones, tablets, and laptops.
2,22,026 specialists, physicians, and other health professionals have been trained and hired by eSanjeevaniOPD.
Impressively, this platform has treated more than 4.34 lakh patients in a single day.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's premier research and development organisation, the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) Mohali, has created the eSanjeevaniOPD - Stay Home OPD .

Relevance:

People in rural areas who do not have easy access to medical specialists who are located in cities may find these platforms to be game-changing.
Time and money are saved by telemedicine. Additionally, these platforms are required to address issues like Covid-19 and are consistent with the government's vision of "Digital India."

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