The Centre is likely to launch the digital delivery of healthcare services together with private sector stakeholders within two years, ahead of which pilot programmes are underway in six Union territories, said National Health Authority chief executive RS Sharma. “We are looking forward to implementing the National Digital Health Mission rigorously. We will be able … Read more
The SARS-COV-2 spike protein antibody test is aimed at determining the development of neutralising antibodies post vaccination, giving vaccinated people a reasonable understanding of the antibody build-up against the COVID-19 virus. Covid-19’s second wave has put India’s healthcare ecosystem under extreme strain. The diagnostics sector is also not untouched. People are queuing up for tests … Read more
The Centre is likely to launch the digital delivery of healthcare services together with private sector stakeholders within the next 1 to 2 years with pilot programs underway in as many as six Union Territories, a top government official said. “We are looking forward to implementing the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) rigorously. Digital technologies … Read more
2020 has taught India and the world that a well-functioning healthcare system and healthy population are critical to the economic and social well-being of a country. Building a strong infrastructure with institutionalised planning capability, efficient implementation, centre-state dialogue and cooperation between private and public institutions are essential components to achieve this goal. Scaling up the … Read more
CHANDIGARH: The city has been unable to reach its target of 50% coverage of the digital health cards under the national digital health mission. Sources in the health department said it was initially planned that at least 50% of the city’s population should be covered at the beginning of this year. Later, due to the … Read more
Global IT major Infosys co-founder and Chairman Nandan Nilekani on Friday said healthcare would one of the big sectors that would benefit from digital transformation. “Besides healthcare, education, retail and logistics are other big sectors that will benefit from digital technology,” he said in the first annual lecture organised by the Public Affairs Forum of … Read more
In an interaction with ETHealthworld, Aryaman Tandon, Practice Leader, Healthcare, Praxis Global Alliance, shares his perspective on National Digital Health Mission. Q. What are your views on the recently approved data management policy under the National Digital Health Mission?The approval of the National Digital Health Mission is the first step towards building the much-needed digital … Read more
It intends to work with citizens, especially those who work in the health system apart from the Indian government. In what is arguably a first-of-its-kind exercise, a new initiative that aims to lay out the roadmap to achieving universal health coverage for the people of India was digitally launched on Friday, December 11th. Called the … Read more
There is a need for 24×7 security surveillance ensuring every data byte is highly secure. By Khushhal Kaushik For a hitherto under-documented country such as India, National Digital Health Mission has been widely hailed as a game-changer of sorts envisioned to completely redraw the health delivery services map of the country. Going a step further than … Read more
Representational Image. Considered as the “digital backbone of India’s health system”, National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) is a revolutionary step reinforcing the regulators’ commitment towards healthy India. In an attempt to create a centralized and focused ecosystem, NDHM received a good acceptance with over 1lakh health IDs already created by the National Health Authority (NHA). … Read more