National Digital Health Mission
- August 29, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: Schemes
Context:
The National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) has been launched at a time when the country is reeling under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Concept:
- National digital health mission is holistic, voluntary healthcare programme which will integrate doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, insurance companies and make a digital health infrastructure.
- The health ID card is created with details like Aadhar and mobile number and generates unique ID for each individual.
- The national digital health mission includes health ID, digi doctor, telemedicine, e-Pharmacy , healthcare registry and personal health records digitally stored.