eSanjeevani

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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.