Question:The ‘e-Sanjeevani’ digital platform comes under which ministry?
(a) Ministry of Education
(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(c) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(d) Ministry of Women and Child Development
Answer:(b)
- Context:
- The ‘e-Sanjeevani’ digital platform of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has completed 2 lakh tele-consultations.
- Facts:
- eSanjeevani: It is a digital platform that has enabled two types of telemedicine services:
- eSanjeevani: It is a doctor to doctor telemedicine system being implemented under the Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centre(AB-HWCs) programme.
- Aim: To implement tele-consultation in all the 1.5 lakh Health and Wellness Centres in conjunction with identified Medical College hospitals in a ‘Hub and Spoke’ model.
- eSanjeevaniOPD: It was launched amid the Covid-19 pandemic to enable patient-to-doctor tele-consultation.
Link:
http://www.uniindia.com/news/india/health-e-sanjivani-record-tele-consultations/2128970.html