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eSanjeevani
A Digital Vardan for Healthy India
The COVID-19 pandemic has
eSanjeevani is becoming
a life-saving app for the brought about unprecedented
common man of the country, challenges in the healthcare
for the middle class, for the sector across the globe and
people living in hilly areas… drastically changed the way
Till now, the number of tele- healthcare is delivered across
consultants using this app has the world. However, India,
crossed the figure of 10 crore. which had already laid down
This is the power of India’s the groundwork for digital
digital revolution. transformation through its
-Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagship initiative, Digital India,
(in his ‘Mann ki Baat’ address) was quick to respond and
launched apps like Aarogya
Setu and Co-WIN. These apps
enabled people to assess their
risk of infection and boosted
the world’s biggest vaccination
drive. It was at this time that
the country decided to launch
the world’s largest Government
led tele-medicine platform, i.e.,
eSanjeevani and also made
"Prime Minister Narendra rapid progress in the field of the
Modi's mention of eSanjeevani digitalization of health records.
will help the app gain more eSanjeevani was launched
traction and increase its by the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare in November 2019.
usage. As more people
It is a national tele-medicine
become aware of the app's
service that allows doctors to
benefits, it will lead to greater
provide medical consultations to
trust and adoption."
patients from remote locations,
Dr. Randeep Guleria
reducing the need for physical
Chairman of Internal
visits to the hospital. The
Medicine, Medanta and
eSanjeevani service is available
former Director, AIIMS
in two variants, eSanjeevani
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