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TopicNational Digital Health Mission

Topic: National Digital Health Mission

Health data cannot be fragmented and inaccessible. Modi govt needs a policy revamp

The discussion around the exchange of personal and sensitive health info has largely focused on aspects of security and privacy of the data.

Modi to launch nationwide rollout of Pradhan Mantri Digital Health Mission on 27 September

The PM-DHM supports health coverage in an efficient, accessible, inclusive, affordable and safe manner. The mission's aim is to enhance India's healthcare system, officials said.

Signing up for Modi govt’s Digital Health Mission voluntary, says project chief

Health Mission CEO Dr Indu Bhushan tells ThePrint that the project could potentially yield value upwards of Rs 1.5 lakh crore over the next 10 years.

Digital health ID can get Indian economy moving again, NHA chief Indu Bhushan hopes

The National Digital Health Mission, which aims to create a repository of doctors and health facilities, will lead to cost savings and better economic outcomes, says Bhushan.

Govt addressing all privacy concerns around digital health mission, NHA CEO Indu Bhushan says

Envisioned as the first step towards Universal Health Coverage, National Digital Health Mission aims to provide every Indian with a personal health ID and identifiers to doctors.

60% respondents want Digital Health ID but don’t want to share personal data, says survey

The National Digital Health Mission was announced by PM Modi during his Independence Day speech. The document has been put on the official NDHM website for public consultation.

Caste, politics, sex life — questions you could be asked under govt’s digital health mission

Modi govt has released the draft Health Data Management Policy for its mission to create a digital health ecosystem in India. It states citizens also have the option of opting out.

India needs a digital health mission. But it also needs data privacy law to ensure it works

If patients wish to change a healthcare provider, they have to carry pieces of paper. NDHM envisions changing that by digitally storing their health records.

On Camera

If fundamental right to property can be taken away, so can all the others: AG Mulgaokar

If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic structure as to prove a national calamity, advocate AG Mulgaokar wrote in 1969.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.