Providing Preventive Healthcare Reduces Expenditure On Tertiary Care: G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant
From promoting telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic and offering a free telemedicine service called eSanjeevani to introducing Co-Win, a digital platform to keep records of Covid vaccination, the Government of India has been using technology in various ways. In 2021, the centre also launched Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission which aims to bring all stakeholders related to health - patients, healthcare workers, paramedics, hospitals, clinics, labs and pharmacies - on a single platform, making healthcare accessible and affordable. NDTV's Ambika Singh Kahma speaks to Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa and Former CEO of NITI Aayog on India's digital push to make healthcare accessible to all.
