Digital health technologies act as health system strengthening tools and facilitate achievement of universal health coverage (UHC). In line with the United Nations sustainable Development Goals, India launched the Ayushman Bharat Programme (ABP) to strengthen health services and achieve UHC. Digital health technologies could be instrumental in improving the efficiency of ABP. This article aims to discuss the scope of digital health technologies for achieving UHC, their application, opportunities and challenges in the context of ABP in India.
Impact / Outcome
NDHM will enable digitization of individual medical history, data integration and standardization. It could potentially enable doctors to access complete medical history of an individual in just one computer click. Moreover, initiatives under NDHM can actively facilitate tackling of growing burden of NCDs by strengthening service provision in public health facilities.
Funding sources
Government or other public organization
Key Metrics
Level of digitization of individual medical history; Level of data integration and standardization
Operating model
Fully publicYear published
25 February 2021