PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, health ID for every citizen
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Polity & Governance
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29th Sep, 2021
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Context
Almost a year after it was implemented on pilot basis in six Union Territories, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission for the entire country.
About
- Ayushman Bharat–Digital Mission will now connect digital health solutions of hospitals across the country with each other.
- Under this, countrymen will now get a digital health ID.
Digital Health ID
- The national Health ID will be a repository of all health-related information of a person.
- The health ID will enable access and exchange of longitudinal health records of citizens with their consent.
- The health record of every citizen will be digitally protected
- It involves creation of not just a unique health ID for every citizen, but also creation of digital healthcare professionals and facilities registry.
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