Andhra leads in eSanjeevani telemedicine drive

By Express News Service

NEW DELHI/VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh topped the listing of States in utilizing the Centre’s built-in telemedicine service, eSanjeevani, recording 1.3 crore teleconsultations—which is 43.7% of the full three crore consultations within the nation. Karnataka, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu adopted Andhra Pradesh within the rating. 

Andhra had grabbed the highest slot the earlier yr additionally. The State initiated the e-Sanjeevani service on November 7, 2019. A complete of 13 telemedicine hubs have been established in medical schools with one hub every in 13 districts. All 1,145 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) and a pair of,914 Sub-Health Centres (SHCs) are related to those telemedicine hubs to supply medical companies. 

Telemedicine hubs present specialist companies to sufferers who go to SHC/PHCs by means of videoconferencing, and by producing prescriptions on-line. Further, telemedicine hubs additionally assign a medical officer incase the affected person can’t go to an SHC or a PHC.  

The medicines prescribed are delivered on the sufferers’ doorstep. Each telemedicine hub has one specialist every for basic medication, paediatrics, gynaecology and two medical officers. The Health Ministry introduced that eSanjeevani had set a brand new file by finishing 1.7 lakh day by day consultations.

“The telemedicine service contributed considerably during Covid-19, and it eased the load on hospitals and helped patients to digitally/remotely consult medical professionals. This has helped bridge the rural-urban divide by taking quality health services to the beneficiaries,” it stated.

The Ministry stated substantial variety of teleconsultations pointed at rural India embracing digital well being applied sciences.In some States, the companies are operational all through the week, whereas in some others, it’s obtainable round the clock. 

The Ministry stated Artificial Intelligence (AI)-led interventions are being deliberate to boost the companies additional. The subsequent plan is to improve the companies and supply 10 lakh consultations a day.