Digital Health IDs launch

A pilot version of India ’ s National Digital Health Mission begins across six territories , including the rollout of digital health IDs . The IDs are generated using a person ' s mobile number and address . Medical data is stored onto the ID , which can be accessed via a mobile app . Both users and healthcare professionals are able to view the records .

National Digital Health Mission officially launches

India ’ s National Digital Health Mission officially launches in September . As well as the wider rollout of IDs , other initiatives include a digital registry of doctors called Digi-doctor and electronic health records . Additionally a proposed Unified Health Interface aims to be an open , and interoperable platform connecting different digital health solutions .

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