Digital Health card launched in Chandigarh
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, August 19
The Chandigarh Administration has launched National Digital Health Mission with a formal launch at Punjab Raj Bhawan on Wednesday, wherein Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore got his first digital health card.
UT Adviser Manoj Parida stated that he proposes to cover the entire UT population within a period of one month.
He also stated that on the first day itself, 4,000 persons have registered online and got their digital health cards online.
During the war room meeting, the Administrator directed PGIMER, DGP, Commissioner, MC and Deputy Commissioner to ensure that all employees working under them must register and get their digital cards within a week.
Dr G Diwan, DHS, who is also the Nodal Officer under National Digital Health Mission for Chandigarh, stated that a special drive will be made in all sectors to ensure that every resident gets his medical card.
Apart from the citizens, the digital data will contain details of doctors, their qualifications and medical infrastructure available for the citizens in the city. In future, it will be linked to e-pharmacy and telemedicine too.
Digital Medical card will enable the doctors to look at the medical history of each person at the click of a button.
Necessary care will be taken to ensure the privacy of the data and the medical information of card holders.
