digital healthcare

October 6, 2026 12:26 PM

eSanjeevani crosses 50 crore milestone; women account for 57% of utilisation

India’s national telemedicine service eSanjeevani has crossed the milestone of 50 crore teleconsultations, marking a major expansion of digital healthcare services across the country. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the platform crossed the landmark on September 15, 2026, recording a cumulative 50,00,92,730 teleconsultations across all 36 States and Union Territories. The platform has emerged as a major component of India’s digital health ecosystem, particul...

May 15, 2026 12:02 AM

Ministry of Ayush signs MoU with BHASHINI to boost multilingual digital healthcare services

The Ministry of Ayush on Thursday signed an MoU with the Digital India BHASHINI Division (DIBD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to strengthen multilingual access to Ayush digital services through AI-powered language technologies. The partnership, under the initiative “BHASHINI Rajyam – A BHASHINI Sahayogi Program,” aims to integrate the BHASHINI platform across Ayush Grid portals, applications and AI-enabled services to expand digital outreach in all 22 schedu...

December 28, 2024 1:59 PM

Digital consultations not sufficient for treatment of tonsillitis: Study

Even as digital healthcare consultations become more common, a study has shown that they may not be sufficient for a safe assessment of tonsillitis. Tonsillitis is a painful infection of the tonsils — two lymph node-rich glands in the back of the throat. Symptoms of tonsillitis include swollen tonsils, sore throat, and difficulty swallowing. The study found that digital assessments may not be reliable, thus increasing the risk of over- or undertreatment of a sore throat. Since tonsillitis i...