Implementing National Digital Health Blueprint in India-The future opportunities and challenges

Sudip Bhattacharya, Sheikh Mohd Saleem, Md Mahbub Hossain

Abstract


This vision of the National Health Policy (NHP)[1] of India is reinforced in the recently released National Digital Health Blueprint (NDHB). This NDHB is a follow‑up to the NHP‑2017, which aimed to deliver universal healthcare to all Indian people through the use of digital technology in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Keywords


National Digital Health Blueprint; National Health Policy; India

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