Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech on Saturday, announced the launch of the National Digital Health Mission. Modi...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech on Saturday, announced the launch of the National Digital Health Mission. Modi said that the project will revolutionise healthcare in India.
Citizens will be issued a health card that will have all their medical information, the prime minister said. “The details of your medical tests, illnesses, doctors’ prescriptions and medical reports will be on a single identity card,” Modi said. “The National Digital Health Mission will bring a new revolution in India’s health sector.”
आपके हर टेस्ट, हर बीमारी, आपको किस डॉक्टर ने कौन सी दवा दी, कब दी, आपकी रिपोर्ट्स क्या थीं, ये सारी जानकारी इसी एक Health ID में समाहित होगी: PM @narendramodi #AatmaNirbharBharat
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) August 15, 2020
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In his speech at Red Fort, the prime minister also said that three vaccines against the coronavirus were at different stages of clinical trials in India. “As soon as the scientists get the green signal, the vaccines will be ready for mass-production,” Modi said.
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