TheUttarakhandHealth department has issued digital health identity cards to 22.44 lakh people under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, according to the latest data.
The digitalisation scheme was launched by theGovernment of Indiain 2021. The ID card consists of the 14-digitAyushman Bharat Health Account(ABHA) Number which allows users to save their health records and medical investigations online. This health account contains details of tests, illnesses, doctors visited, medicines prescribed and diagnosis. The health data of ABHA holders can be accessed and shared online with healthcare providers which makes it easier for users to avail healtcare facilities remotely. It can also be useful in cases where a patient shifts to a new city. As many as 913 medical professionals and 130 health care facilities have been registered under the scheme.