The ongoing pandemic has exposed the fault in our healthcare industry and infrastructure. And perhaps having recognised the need for a revolution in the sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his seventh Independence Day address announced the launch of the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM).
The mission envisages the setting up of a digital healthcare industry in India, under which every Indian citizen will have a unique health ID, digitised health records as well as a registry of doctors and healthcare facilities that aim to provide timely, safe and affordable healthcare to all.
The NDHM comprises six key components - HealthID, DigiDoctor, Health Facility Registry, Personal Health Records, e-Pharmacy and Telemedicine.
Under the proposed NDHM, every Indian would receive a unique...health identity card, much along the lines of Aadhaar and One Nation One Ration Card (no surprises there!) - which will store all health records digitally, including details of every test, every disease, the doctors one has visited, the medicines prescribed and the diagnosis.
We have a closer look at the proposed National Digital Health Mission and see if it can prove to be a game changer for the Indian healthcare sector.
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