Aizawl: Mizoram became the pioneer state in India to activate an ABDM Microsite in its capital city, Aizawl. The 100 Microsites initiative was introduced by the National Health Authority (NHA), aimed to speed up the implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) nationwide.
As part of this effort, all medical establishments, including private clinics, small hospitals, and laboratories in the area, will integrate ABDM technology, providing patients with digital healthcare services.
“The 100 Microsite project under ABDM is a very important initiative for reaching out to the bulk of small and medium scale healthcare providers from the private sector. The concept of Microsites was envisaged to provide a strong impetus to healthcare digitisation efforts across the country. The efforts by Mizoram team have resulted in Aizawl becoming the first ABDM Microsite in India. NHA looks forward to similar enthusiastic response from other state teams” emphasised CEO, NHA on the significance of the project.
In Aizawl, at the Microsite launch event on 23rd August 2023, Betsy Zothanpari Sailo, Additional Secretary, H&FW Mizoram highlighted, “We firmly believe that digitisation of health services can help us achieve our goal of universal health coverage. With digital services at our health facilities and secure access to digital health records, the patients shall benefit the most. Our teams made conscious efforts in closely studying the process of ABDM enablement and have selected an implementation partner to operationalise our first Microsite in Aizawl. We are all geared up to take the implementation in mission mode and ensure that the Aizawl Microsite lives up to its role as the first ABDM Microsite in the country.”The ABDM Microsites encompass specific geographical areas targeted for concentrated outreach efforts aimed at enrolling small and medium-sized private healthcare providers. State Mission Directors of ABDM are primarily responsible for executing these Microsites, with financial backing and general guidance from NHA. A coordinating agency within this initiative will deploy a field team to engage with healthcare providers in the designated regions.
This team will raise awareness about the advantages of ABDM, assist service providers in joining ABDM’s central registries, and encourage the use of digital solutions for routine clinical documentation through ABDM-enabled platforms. Patients will have the capability to connect health records generated at these facilities with their Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHAs), accessing and sharing this information through ABDM-supported Personal Health Record (PHR) applications on their mobile devices.
In addition to Mizoram, several other states, including Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Chhattisgarh, have made substantial headway in implementing ABDM Microsites. The rollout of more such microsites is anticipated in the coming weeks.
