"Remarkable": PM Modi lauds doctors after India crosses 10 crore tele-consultations mark

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended congratulations to the country as India achieved a remarkable achievement of providing telemedicine services to more than 10 Crore patientsTaking to Twitter PM Modi said 100000000 teleconsultations is a remarkable feat I laud all those doctors who are at the forefront of building a strong digital health ecosystem in IndiaEarlier on Thursday Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed that the Central governments national telemedicine service eSanjeevani registered over 10 crore teleconsultationsHe said that over 57 per cent of the beneficiaries of eSanjeevani are women and around 12 per cent of beneficiaries are senior citizenseSanjeevani is a revolution in the health sector of the country India has crossed a landmark milestone in its eHealth journey The Government of Indias national telemedicine platform eSanjeevani registered another landmark by providing teleconsultation services to 10 crore beneficiaries said MandaviyaFurther appreciating the healthcare services being provided through the digital platform of teleconsultation Mandaviya noted that 10011 million patients were served at 115234 Health and Wellness Centres as spokes through 15731 hubs and 1152 online OPDs populated with 229057 medical specialists and superspecialists trained in telemedicineToday the country has achieved the target of 10 crore eSanjeevani teleconsultations making the citizens of the country available for expert doctors advice sitting at home Under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi ji the country is continuously getting stronger in the digital health ecosystem he said in a tweeteSanjeevani has been augmented further to support over 1 million consultations in a day so far the platform has peaked to serve 510702 patients in a dayeSanjeevani the National Telemedicine Service of India is the worlds largest telemedicine implementation in primary healthcareAlso Read Epharmacies under radar Union Health Ministry to initiate stern actioneSanjeevani has shown as a blessing especially to people in rural areas where it was harder to access care he saidThe Health Minister said that it has since found much wider application across the health spectrum and has transformed primary healthcare services in our countryIt can be safely assumed that through ICT eSanjeevani has democratised healthcare It is reassuring to note that over 57 per cent of the beneficiaries of eSanjeevani are women and around 12 per cent of beneficiaries are senior citizens This platform also goes to reflect that the platform is finding its reach in the more vulnerable sections of the population where its effect is fetches maximum impact This speaks volumes about the telemedicine platform and the extent to which it has reinvented itself over time to meet the growing demands of healthcare in India he addedTelemedicine entails the delivery of health services from a distance using the internet and it not only extends the reach of health services but also improves the quality of health services besides saving time and moneyThe rollout of eSanjeevani in India is supposedly the first of its kind of digital transformation in the delivery of health services at a national scale by a developing country it saidDuring the COVID19 pandemic eSanjeevani not only brought about a huge digital transformation in the delivery of health services but had also boosted the digital health ecosystem in the country