The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission could truly democratise healthcare access in India. It could also be a major boon for India's healthtech startups. Let's understand the scope of this opportunity
The Centre will monitor the use of funds after they have been released to the states
He said these containers with a capacity of about 200 beds each will be placed in Delhi and Chennai, adding that they can be airlifted or taken by trains to the place of emergency
He also inaugurated various development projects worth around Rs 5,200 crore for Varanasi
The prime minister also inaugurated various development projects worth more than Rs 5,200 crore for his constituency
'Wave 2' vaccine in the works for Covid-19
Rates for 400 procedures hiked between 20 and 400%, black fungus treatment added
Tamil Nadu plans parallel programme with unique user IDs
Lack of clarity on data-sharing persists, Public health experts sceptic about the pilot that was run in six Union territories as benchmark for national roll-out
Experts flag privacy concerns in absence of data protection law
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The pilot project of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission had been announced by the prime minister from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15, 2020
The Nagaland government has planned to cover 70% of over 2.33 lakh targeted households under the Ayushman Bharat by March 2022
The minister launched three initiatives - Adhikar Patra, Abhinandan Patra, and Ayushman Mitra
Move will further encourage private sector participation in the scheme
Under the Centre's Ayushman Bharat scheme over 2 million tests and 725,000 Covid-19 related treatments worth over Rs 2,800 crore were authorised from April 2020 to July 2021, officials said
The mines ministry on Wednesday said it has adopted a scheme for accreditation of private exploration agencies to undertake prospecting operations of minerals
Low awareness combined with limited coverage means that the richest 20% get over a quarter of the health subsidy; only half of this goes to the poorest 20%
Karnataka has emerged as best state and is ranked number one in establishing health and wellness centre under the Ayushman Bharat Program, to provide comprehensive primary healthcare in rural areas