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National Telemedicine Service (eSanjeevani) during the COVID-19Pandemic

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  • Published
    14th May, 2021

In around a little over one year, eSanjeevani that is a flagship National Telemedicine Service of MoHFW has served more than 50 lakh patients.

Context

In around a little over one year, eSanjeevani that is a flagship National Telemedicine Service of MoHFW has served more than 50 lakh patients.

About the eSanjeevani initiative

  • It is an initiative under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • eSanjeevaniis a browser-based application which is facilitating both doctor-to-doctor and patient-to-doctor tele-consultations
  • The initiative is operational in 31 States/Union Territories in the country.
  • It is a contactless and risk-free modality of healthcare services delivery.

Modules of eSanjeevani

There are two modules of eSanjeevani:

eSanjeevani AB-HWC

  • It is the doctor to doctor telemedicine platform.
  • It is being implemented at all the Health and Wellness Centres in the country.
  • It is being modeled in hub and spoke model under Ayushman Bharat Scheme of Government of India.
  • eSanjeevaniAB-HWC was rolled out in November 2019.
  • 22 States have started using this digital modality.

eSanjeevani OPD

  • It has been rolled out in 28 States/UTs. 
  • Over 350 OPDs have been set up on eSanjeevani OPD.
    • National OPDs will enable doctors to offer remote health services to patients in any part of the country.
    • This will, to some extent help in addressing the challenges like shortage and uneven distribution of doctors and specialists in various regions of the country.
  • This enables delivery of health services to the citizens in the confines of their homes.

Significance of the initiative

  • eSanjeevani is performing as a parallel stream of country’s healthcare delivery system.
  • eSanjeevani is also utilized for delivering health services related to COVID-19.
  • States have set up OPDs for monitoring and management of COVID-19 home quarantined patients.
  • Tamil Nadu is the first state to record over 10 lakh consultations on eSanjeevani.
  • The Ministry of Defence too has roped in veterans of Armed Forces Medical Services to provide their services to the public in selected States.
  • Leading 10 States in terms of adoption (number of consultations) of eSanjeevani are Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Kerala, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand.

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