Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission through a video conference.
Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Modi said the campaign of strengthening health facilities that have been going for the last seven years is entering a new phase today.
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“Today we are launching a mission that has the potential of bringing a revolutionary change in India’s health facilities,” said PM Modi.
The PM underlined the fact that with 130 crore Aadhaar numbers, 118 crore mobile subscribers, about 80 crore internet users, about 43 crore Jan Dhan bank accounts, there is no such big connected infrastructure anywhere in the world, the PMO said in a statement.
This digital infrastructure is bringing everything from ration to administration (Ration to Prashasan) to the common Indian in a fast and transparent manner.
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“The way technology is being deployed in governance reforms today is unprecedented,” Prime Minister Modi said.
The PM remarked that the Arogya Setu app helped a lot in preventing the spread of corona infection.
Modi lauded Co-WIN for its role in making India achieve a record administration of about 90 crore vaccine doses today, under the free vaccine campaign.
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Continuing with the theme of the use of technology in health, the Prime Minister said that there has also been an unprecedented expansion of telemedicine during the Coronavirus pandemic, so far about 125 crores, remote consultations have been completed through e-Sanjeevani.
This facility is connecting thousands of countrymen living in far-flung parts of the country every day with doctors of big hospitals of cities while sitting at home, said Prime Minister Modi.
PM Modi remarked that Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY has addressed a key headache in the lives of the poor.
So far over 2 crore countrymen have availed the facility of free treatment under this scheme, half of which are women.
The PM emphasized that diseases are one of the key reasons to push families into the vicious cycle of poverty and women of the families are the worst sufferers as they always relegate their health issues to the background.
Modi said he has made it a point to personally meet some beneficiaries of Ayushman and he has experienced the benefits of the scheme during the interactions.
“These healthcare solutions are a big investment in the present and future of the country,” he added.
The PM said Ayushman Bharat – Digital Mission will now connect the digital health solutions of hospitals across the country with each other.
The Mission will not only make the processes of hospitals simplified but also will increase ease of living, he added.
“Under this, every citizen will now get a digital health ID and their health record will be digitally protected,” he said.