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  • 12 December, 2022

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National Telemedicine Service Of India: eSanjeevani

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."

Source: News On Air


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