eSanjeevani telemedicine sets new record, completes 1.7 lakh consultations in a day

India's eHealth journey has reached a watershed moment, with the health ministry's eSanjeevani telemedicine service surpassing three crore tele-consultations and setting a new record by completing 1.7 lakh consultations in a single day on Friday.

A total of 2,26,72,187 people have benefited from the eSanjeevani AB-HWC portal, while 73,77,779 people have benefited from the eSanjeevaniOPD portal. Over a million doctors and specialists have signed up to work with the National Telemedicine Service's beneficiaries.

According to the government, the large number of consultations through 'eSanjeevaniAB-HWC' shows that rural India has embraced the use of digital health technologies, bolstering the Ayushman Bharat scheme's goal of Universal Health Coverage.

eSanjeevani Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centre (AB-HWC) and eSanjeevaniOPD are two versions of the eSanjeevani telemedicine venture. The eSanjeevani Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centre is a doctor-to-doctor telemedicine service under the Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres scheme, which uses a Hub-and-Spoke paradigm to provide general and specialised health treatments in rural and distant regions.

The eSanjeevaniOPD is a patient-to-doctor telemedicine service that allows patients to receive outpatient care from the comfort of their own homes.

It now allows for the development of an Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA), which will allow for the access and sharing of health data with collaborating healthcare providers and beneficiaries with the beneficiary's approval, as per the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).

Ten states that are leading in the adoption of eSanjeevani are Andhra Pradesh (1,31,47,461), Karnataka (44,24,407), West Bengal (2,987,386), Tamil Nadu (18,56,861), Uttar Pradesh (17,58,053), Bihar (10,02,399), Maharashtra (9,30,725), Madhya Pradesh (7,81,262), Gujarat (7,53,775) and Assam (4,77,821).