Following a recent announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the creation of a digital health ID for every Indian , there has been a renewed debate on the need for a new digital identifier that centralises a citizen's health records. Two public health experts, Dr. Abhay Shukla (public health physician and national co-convenor of Jan Swasthya Abhiyaan) and Dr. Suresh Munuswamy (head, Health Informatics and Technology Innovations at the Public Health Foundation of India), discuss the issue in a conversation moderated by G. Ananthakrishnan . Edited excerpts: What can a digital health ID do for people? Dr. Abhay Shukla : In principle, having linked electronic health records has certain advantages. However, the context in which it is being introduced, if we keep that in mind, then several questions arise. But the most important point is that a digital health system can be built only on the basis of a well-functioning health system and integration of data. Integrated management of health data must be based on a larger reorganisation and integration of the health system. Otherwise, it is like putting the cart before the horse. Also Read Can a digital ID aid India's primary health ecosystem? | The Hindu Parley… Read full this story
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