Aarogya – Doctors on Wheels: AI supported telemedicine mobile clinic launched for remote hilly areas in Udhampur – ET HealthWorld

Aarogya – Doctors on Wheels: AI supported telemedicine mobile clinic launched for remote hilly areas in Udhampur – ET HealthWorld

Udhampur:The Union Minister of State (I/c) for Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday launched an AI supported telemedicine mobile clinic “Aarogya – Doctors on Wheels” for remote hilly areas of Ramnagar region in Udhampur district of J&K. The state-of-the-art tele-clinic is Artificial Intelligence-driven to provide healthcare facilities in far flung areas of the … Read more

CoWIN, Aarogya Setu to be repurposed as India’s health application – ET HealthWorld

CoWIN, Aarogya Setu to be repurposed as India’s health application – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: The Centre is planning to repurpose two main pillars of nation’s digital health systems that were used to track Covid-19 – CoWIN and Aarogya Setu – as India‘s health application. National Health Authority (NHA) CEO R.S. Sharma said that Aarogya Setu is being repurposed as India’s health application while CoWIN being repurposed for … Read more

Aarogya Setu’s data sharing protocol discontinued, but privacy activists still raise concerns over security – ET HealthWorld

Aarogya Setu’s data sharing protocol discontinued, but privacy activists still raise concerns over security – ET HealthWorld

The Union government has discontinued Aarogya Setu’s data access and sharing protocol, as it seeks to convert the contact tracing app into a ‘national health app’. Privacy activists, however, have raised concerns over the security of the personal data which has been collected since April 2020, even as new users download the app every day. … Read more

Aarogya Setu’s data sharing protocol discontinued, but privacy activists still raise concerns over security – ET HealthWorld

Aarogya Setu’s data sharing protocol discontinued, but privacy activists still raise concerns over security – ET HealthWorld

The Union government has discontinued Aarogya Setu’s data access and sharing protocol, as it seeks to convert the contact tracing app into a ‘national health app’. Privacy activists, however, have raised concerns over the security of the personal data which has been collected since April 2020, even as new users download the app every day. … Read more

National Health Authority announces integration of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission with Aarogya Setu app – ET HealthWorld

national health authority announces integration of ayushman bharat digital mission with aarogya setu app

The National Health Authority on Friday announced the integration of its flagship Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission with the Aarogya Setu app, allowing users to create the 14-digit unique Ayushman Bharat Health Account numbers from the app. According to an official statement, this integration takes the benefits of the Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) number to … Read more

Aarogya Setu app to display vaccine status soon – ET HealthWorld

aarogya setu app to display vaccine status soon

The Aarogya Setu contact tracing app may soon become a tool to quickly access a person’s vaccination status. The government is working on a feature where a blue tick will appear against their names once people take one dose of the vaccine. If they have taken both the doses, then two blue ticks will be … Read more

Government releases backend code of Aarogya Setu to enhance transparency, allay concerns – ET HealthWorld

government releases backend code of aarogya setu to enhance transparency allay concerns

NEW DELHI: The government on Friday released the backend code of Aarogya Setu in the open domain that will help people understand the functioning of the COVID-19 contact-tracing app and allay apprehensions they may have around privacy and security. The source code of the Android and iOS versions of the Aarogya Setu app was released … Read more

CIC pulls up govt for ‘evasive’ RTI reply on who created Aarogya Setu – ET HealthWorld

cic pulls up govt for evasive rti reply on who created aarogya setu

Times News Network New Delhi: In a strongly worded order, the Central Information Commission (CIC) issued show ause notice to the ministry of electronics and information technology (MEITY) and National Informatics Centre (NIC) to explain why a penalty under the RTI Act should not be slapped on them for obstructing information regarding Aarogya Setu app, … Read more

WHO chief lauds Aarogya Setu app, says it helped health depts identify coronavirus clusters

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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has lauded the Aarogya Setu app developed in India and said the Covid-19 tracking app has helped Indian health authorities identify coronavirus clusters and expand testing in those areas. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has lauded the Aarogya Setu app. (AP photo) WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has lauded … Read more

Eight organizations and 145 individuals write to govt on concerns on Aarogya Setu app – ET HealthWorld

eight organizations and 145 individuals write to govt on concerns on aarogya setu app

BENGALURU: Eight organizations and 145 individuals have written to the Ministry of Health and Family, Ministry of Electronics and IT, and the IT Standing Committee raising serious technical, legal, ethical, and implementation concerns regarding Aarogya Setu and other apps introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. This joint statement was drafted by the Forum for Medical Ethics … Read more