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Ahead of the curve, due to into an early lockdown Digital is the way – ABDHM
proactive leadership has been universally • With the success of
• At a time when many acknowledged. This CoWIN and Aarogya
world leaders failed helped ramp up medical Setu, the power of tech
to even recognise infra. in healthcare has been
COVID-19 as a threat, seen.
even before India had a Future-proofing India with • Ayushman Bharat
single case, screening PM-ABHIM Digital Health Mission
began in airports. • PM – Ayushman Bharat (ABDHM) is creating a
• Long before many Health Infrastructure seamless online platform
other countries took Mission to invest for healthcare.
it seriously, in the first ƥ64,180 crore on health • Citizens create their
week of March 2020, PM infrastructure. ABHA (Ayushman
Modi said he would • Support for 17,788 rural Bharat Health Account)
avoid gatherings such health and wellness numbers, to which their
as Holi Milan and set an centres in 10 high-focus digital health records
example. states. are linked.
• Mask mandates were • Establishing 11,024 • With the citizen’s
enacted in large parts of urban health and consent, this data can be
India long before the wellness centres in all accessed by healthcare
WHO called for them. states. professionals.
• At a time when many • 3,382 block public • ABDM facilitates
countries were only health units in 11 high- evidence-based
thinking of massive focus states. decision making
mortalities, in April 2020, • Setting up integrated for effective health
India had already set up public health labs in all interventions.
a vaccine task force to districts. • 77 crore ABHAs have
save lives. • Establishing critical been created so far!
• India started using Rapid care hospital blocks
Antigen Tests to speed up in all districts with a * * *
testing long before WHO population of more than
recommended it. 5 lakh.
• The fact that India went

INDIA AND VACCINES –
a slice of history and present

The speed at which
India’s COVID-19
vaccines were
developed shows a
New India that does
not have to wait
decades for vaccines
or depend upon
other countries.

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