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Context

• eSanjeevani, Government of India’s National Telemedicine Service, has completed 1.2 crore (120 lakh) consultations rapidly shaping into the country’s most popular and the largest telemedicine service.

About

• eSanjeevaniOPD is a telemedicine variant for citizens to seek non-COVID19 & COVID19 related outpatient health services.
• It is an indigenous telemedicine technology developed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in Mohali.
• Ministry of Health & Family Welfare’s National Telemedicine Service eSanjeevani is operational through two modes viz. - eSanjeevani AB-HWC (doctor to doctor telemedicine platform)  that is based on hub and spoke model  and eSanjeevaniOPD – (patient to doctor  telemedicine platform) which provides outpatient services to the citizens in the confines of their homes.
• It is being implemented at Health & Wellness Centres under Ayushman Bharat Scheme. It was rolled out in November 2019. Andhra Pradesh was the first State to roll out eSanjeevaniAB-HWC services.
• Since its roll out, over 2000 hubs and around 28,000 spokes have been set up in various States.

Significance

• India’s eSanjeevani - National Telemedicine Service is plugging the digital health divide that exists in urban and rural India.
• It is addressing the shortage of doctors and specialists at ground level while reducing the burden on secondary and tertiary level hospitals.
• In line with the National Digital Health Mission, this digital initiative is also boosting digital health ecosystem in the country.

https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1756649

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