New Delhi, Union Health Secretary Apoorva Chandra, at a side event of the World Health Assembly, highlighted the transformative role of digital health in ensuring equitable and accessible health services, universal health coverage and contributing to the achievement of 'good health and well-being'. Poured.
During the ongoing 77th World Health Assembly, India hosted an additional event titled Digital Health, which saw the participation of the Quad countries (Australia, Japan and the United States).
The Health Ministry statement said the event was aimed at emphasizing the transformative potential of digital public infrastructure to address social determinants of health.
It was attended by representatives from over 100 countries and highlighted collaborative efforts in advancing digital public infrastructure globally.
Chandra, who headed the Indian delegation, underlined India's progress in digital health.The statement said they noted India's success in implementing digital public infrastructure for effective healthcare delivery with digital identity (Aadhaar), Unified Payment Interface (UPI) for financial transactions and Co-Win during the pandemic. Insisted.
He said that Co-WIN is being converted into UWIN for the national vaccination programme, the statement said.
The statement said this will help in linking the vaccination records of 30 million newborns and mothers every year and subsequently provide Anganwadi and school health records.
The Union Health Secretary also highlighted India's effort under the Ayush Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), which aims to create a strong national digital health ecosystem.
With over 618 million unique health IDs (ABHA IDs) generated, 268,000 health facilities registered and 350,000 health professionals empaneled, ABHA exemplifies India's commitment towards digital healthcare, he said.He said that as part of ABDM, the Government of India is launching the Nation Health Claims Exchange (NHCX) to transform the insurance payment ecosystem by leveraging public private partnerships (PPPs) built on top of digital public infrastructure.
He also highlighted other initiatives of the government to address health gaps using digital health. He said, "AB PMJAY (Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Ja Arogya Yojana) is the world's largest publicly funded health insurance scheme providing health cover of Rs 5 lakh to 55 crore needy and vulnerable population. The scheme has provided health cover worth Rs 7 crore. Provided treatment." 89,00 crores.,
He further said, "e-Sanjeevani, the world's largest telemedicine initiative, has saved US$ 2.15 billion in out-of-pocket expenses, serving 241 million patients, including 57 per cent women and 12 per cent senior citizens."
India's Permanent Representative to Geneva Ambassador Arindam Bagchi highlighted India's commitment to leveraging digital technology to increase access and efficiency of health care.
The side event underlined the critical role of digital health, especially digital public infrastructure approaches in shaping the future of global healthcare and India emerging as a leader in citizen-centric digital health ecosystem.
During the ongoing 77th World Health Assembly, India hosted an additional event titled Digital Health, which saw the participation of the Quad countries (Australia, Japan and the United States).
The Health Ministry statement said the event was aimed at emphasizing the transformative potential of digital public infrastructure to address social determinants of health.
It was attended by representatives from over 100 countries and highlighted collaborative efforts in advancing digital public infrastructure globally.
Chandra, who headed the Indian delegation, underlined India's progress in digital health.The statement said they noted India's success in implementing digital public infrastructure for effective healthcare delivery with digital identity (Aadhaar), Unified Payment Interface (UPI) for financial transactions and Co-Win during the pandemic. Insisted.
He said that Co-WIN is being converted into UWIN for the national vaccination programme, the statement said.
The statement said this will help in linking the vaccination records of 30 million newborns and mothers every year and subsequently provide Anganwadi and school health records.
The Union Health Secretary also highlighted India's effort under the Ayush Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), which aims to create a strong national digital health ecosystem.
With over 618 million unique health IDs (ABHA IDs) generated, 268,000 health facilities registered and 350,000 health professionals empaneled, ABHA exemplifies India's commitment towards digital healthcare, he said.He said that as part of ABDM, the Government of India is launching the Nation Health Claims Exchange (NHCX) to transform the insurance payment ecosystem by leveraging public private partnerships (PPPs) built on top of digital public infrastructure.
He also highlighted other initiatives of the government to address health gaps using digital health. He said, "AB PMJAY (Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Ja Arogya Yojana) is the world's largest publicly funded health insurance scheme providing health cover of Rs 5 lakh to 55 crore needy and vulnerable population. The scheme has provided health cover worth Rs 7 crore. Provided treatment." 89,00 crores.,
He further said, "e-Sanjeevani, the world's largest telemedicine initiative, has saved US$ 2.15 billion in out-of-pocket expenses, serving 241 million patients, including 57 per cent women and 12 per cent senior citizens."
India's Permanent Representative to Geneva Ambassador Arindam Bagchi highlighted India's commitment to leveraging digital technology to increase access and efficiency of health care.
The side event underlined the critical role of digital health, especially digital public infrastructure approaches in shaping the future of global healthcare and India emerging as a leader in citizen-centric digital health ecosystem.
