National health portal waiting for the nod of Union Cabinet
NEW DELHI: To establish a National Health Portal the finance ministry has given approval to the health ministry’s scheme – the one-stop space for health-linked data.
Dinesh Trivedi Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare made this announcement on Thursday.
Now the Health Ministry’s proposal will go to the Union Cabinet for approval, after the Finance Ministry sanction.
During a meet on media electronics by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the minister stated, “The health ministry adopted a three-pronged initiative two years ago to put in place a National Health Portal – a 24-hour, 3-digit national emergency media service number, and an Indian health information network.”
The health portal intends to set up a database for the medical records of all citizens and other health-linked matters, aside from offering up selective info on standardization and protocols in public domain.
The portal, suggested by the National Knowledge Commission, will make the best utilization of technology for establishing a database for the medical records of all citizens and other health-related matters.
The attempt will also be to make sure that the medical proofs of all citizens are electronically stored for ease of access by pathologists and physicians for diagnosis and cure of patients.
