On the occasion of the 74th Independence Day on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an ambitious “National Digital Health Mission” while addressing the nation from the Red Fort. It will see the country assign a Health ID to every citizen, which will store all their medical records and simplify the process of getting access to medical services.
Health ID will not be mandatory, as reported by The Print, but the government hopes it will attract more citizens to track health records – digitally – right from birth over the coming years. You don’t need to create files and keep track of older prescriptions. Instead, you can simply click a picture of your reports and add them to Health ID to make digital copies of everything accessible in a jiffy.
