On 28th and 29th October “The Global Digital Health Summit, Expo & Innovation Awards” was held in New Delhi. ECHAlliance, co-hosted the event with the Health Parliament, our great partner within the Global Health Connector Partnership (GHCP). This event gathered more than 1500 attendees from 35 countries.
On his visit to India, Brian O’Connor, Chair of ECHAlliance, was very impressed in particular by the presentation on Andhra Pradesh, by Ms. Vidadala Rajini, Hon’ble Minister for Health, Family Welfare, Medical & Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Brian highlighted the practical approach, the determination to implement and the desire to learn from others.
Read an introduction to the Dept of Health, Family Welfare & Medical Education of Andhra Pradesh:
Andhra Pradesh under the leadership of Hon’ble Chief Minister Shri. YS Jagan Mohan Reddy started taking measures to improve the performance of the health sector by radically revamping the public health care and preventive health system through strategic interventions.
Under Aarogyasri Medical Insurance scheme, we have more than 2200 plus empaneled network hospitals across the state covering 3200 plus medical procedures covering 85% of the population in the state.
We have a strongest grassroot administrative system Grama Ward Sachivalayam a network of 2.62 Lakh volunteers working across the state.
These volunteers along with ANM’s, ASHAs & Aarogyamitras will provide information about network hospitals and Aarogyasri procedures and welfare schemes of the Government.
To support the discharge patients during the recovery period by providing financial assistance of Rs 225 per day up to a maximum of Rs 5000 per month under Dr. YSR Arogya Asara Scheme. For Aarogyasri and Arogya Asara we are spending around 3000 Crs.
Our govt took initiatives in strengthening the Rural health care services by establishing 10,000 + YSR village clinics and 1100+ Primary Health Centres at Rural areas to cater the needs of the people. More over 560 UPHCs are being established to cater the needs of urban population.
To treat the patient at their door step our govt has recently rolled out Family Physician Concept which is the – Brain Child Initiative – of our HCM
The unique feature of the concept is bringing doctor closer to the door step through 104 MMU services to – ensure their wellbeing and to take timely action even before she / he becomes a patient.
The additional advantage of Family Physician Concept is providing – home based care for – bed ridden and chronically ill patients.
This decentralized health care transformation is boosting the well-being of every citizen in the state.
Our Govt is establishing 17 new Government Medical Colleges in the State with the budget of Rs.8,500 Cr. Out of this 17 Medical Colleges, 2 Medical Colleges are exclusively setting up in tribal areas to cater the needs of the tribal population. Through this, MBBS seats in our State will be increased from 2185 to 4685.
Not only this, Our Government is committed to strengthen the Existing 11 Medical Colleges and Teaching Hospitals in the State with a budget of Rs.3,820 Cr. Through this, additionally 650 PG seats in Government Medical Colleges will be sanctioned to our State and total PG seats will be increased from 1045 to 1695.
We are also setting up 5 Multi speciality hospitals in tribal areas with an amount of Rs.246 Cr and Super-speciality hospitals, Cancer Hospital & Institute for Mental Health with an amount of Rs.312 Cr. Through this, we will cover the last mile connectivity even in far flung tribal areas also
To encourage private participation in health care sector in our state we are planning to establish Super/Multi speciality hospitals under health hubs scheme in 16 municipal corporations across the state.
Our State took special care in hiring the best-in-class doctors. Never in the history for the 1st time we have recruited around 46,000 people under various cadres in our department during the last 3 years to cater the health care needs of the people.
To handle the situation, we are also building a very comprehensive cancer care where the entire continuum of care from prevention to treatment to palliative and rehab is totally taken care of.
Andhra Pradesh Health Systems Strengthening Project(APHSSP) which started in the year 2019 where major emphasis is on technology with focus on use of technology at PHCs, CHCs which mostly serve the rural population.
1. Ayushman Bharat Health Account Number – Total Health IDs (ABHA Numbers ) Created till date are 3,37,60,000 which is the Highest Number in the country
2. Healthcare Professionals Registry – All Government Doctors (9500) were registered We completed the registration of 11152 Staff Nurses till now We then move to registrations of ANMs,MLHPs,Lab Technicians & Pharmacists as and when provision is made in ABDM Portal for their Registrations.
3. Health Facility Registry -13,344 Government Health Facilities were registered Planning to register all Private Health Facilities using Aarogyasri and Clinical Establishment Act.
4. Total Facilities On-Boarded on ABDM :1667 (54 Using e-Hospital Software and 1613 Using DR.CARE Software)
5. E Hospital – 12 Govt hospitals, 14 District Hospitals, 28 Area Hospitals, 175 CHCs.
6. Dr. Care – 1084 PHCs, 552 UPHCs
7. Andhra Pradesh stood 1st in health record linkage with a total record count of 1759686
Andhra Pradesh has bagged 2 Global awards and 6 National awards in digitization of health records.
