Under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, India has embarked on digital transformation of healthcare in India. The focus is on creation of a longitudinal electronic health record for more than 1.3 billion people of India said Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya at the World Economic Forum annual meeting while delivering the opening remarks for “Unlocking the Power of Digital Health” and “Closing Vaccines Gap” session on Wednesday.
He said that India has already issued more than 220 million Unique Health IDs along with health facilities and provider registry.
Also underscoring the need to strengthen Equitable Vaccine Manufacturing Collaborative (EVMC), the Union Minister envisaged, “Digital health is a great equaliser and enabler to support Universal Health Coverage and Sustainable Development Goals and can help ensure accessibility and affordability of health service delivery.”
