Tamil Nadu announces plan to provide a unique health ID to everyone

Everyone inTamil Naduwill soon get a unique Health ID (UHID) that will help them access medicare and provide the government with a Database to better prioritise and provide health care.

The unique ID will also be the backbone for schemes such as makkalai thedi maruthum, a scheme to provide comprehensive and holistic healthcare for non-communicable diseases at peoples doorsteps. Every listed beneficiary under the scheme is brought under thePopulation Health Registry(PHR). The registry will have the name, age, gender, mobile number, smart (ration) card number, health ID, street details, health sub-center of the beneficiaries.