Rs 7528.93 lakhs allocated for Telemedicine Network, says MoS Health
New Delhi: A total of 31,64,73,391
teleconsultations have been completed through the eSanjeevani platform as of 24th
November 2024. This facility is currently serving around 4,50,000 patients per
day, Minister of Health for State Shri Shri Prataprao Jadhav informed the Lok Sabha recently.
The Minister was asked a series of questions
by Parliament member Shri Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava who sought to know the
present status of using telemedicine techniques for providing better health
services in the country. He also asked whether the Government proposes to
expand the telemedicine network, particularly in rural and deprived areas in the
country and the details of funds allocated and used for this
purpose.
MoS Health informed that the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare (MoHFW) rolled out Telemedicine services as a policy
intervention under the ambit of the Ayushman Bharat Scheme. The Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has developed eSanjeevani- (National Telemedicine
Service) in technical collaboration with CDAC Mohali. eSanjeevani is a
significant step toward digital health equity, aimed at achieving Universal
Health Coverage (UHC). It is implemented in two variants: (i) eSanjeevani
AB-HWC / Ayushman Arogya Mandir – a provider-to-provider telemedicine platform,
developed in 2019, and (ii) eSanjeevani OPD – a patient-to-provider telemedicine
platform, developed in 2020.
As on 24th November 2024, a total of 31,64,73,391 teleconsultations have been completed
through eSanjeevani platform. This facility is currently serving around 4,50,000 patients per
day. eSanjeevani (telemedicine) service is operational in more than 1,29,654 Ayushman
Arogya Mandirs (spoke) and in more than 16,510 hubs located in all States/UTs across
different geographical locations and diverse areas.
More than 2,26,376
doctors/paramedics have been onboarded and trained under the eSanjeevani initiative ever
since its inception. Till now, an amount of Rs. 7528.93 lahks has been allocated
and Rs. 7238.61 lahks has been utilized for telemedicine, added the Minister.
eSanjeevani is a National
Telemedicine Service of India, a step towards digital health equity to achieve
Universal Health Coverage (UHC). eSanjeevani facilitates quick and easy access
to doctors and medical specialists from your smartphone.
