With coronavirus disease (Covid-19) bringing the health sector into focus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the National Digital Health Mission will commence on the Independence Day.“From today, the national digital health mission will begin.It will revolutionize the Indian healthcare sector.Every Indian will be issued a health ID that will act as a healthcare account, storing details of all the tests done, existing diseases, diagnoses, medicines prescribed,” said the prime minister in his speech.
It will also ease processes like booking appointments, making payments, or getting registrations done at hospitals, the PM said.Technology will be used to resolve various problems in the healthcare sector – whether it is getting an appointment, making payment, or queueing up to get the (registration) slip.
People will be able to make informed decisions.
Speaking of work done in the healthcare sector, the PM said that new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences and other medical colleges have been set up, increasing the number of MBBS and MD seats for medical students by 45,000 in the last five years.
