Important Facts For Prelims
SeHAT Initiative
- 01 Feb 2022
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Why in News?
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched services for home delivery of medicines for veterans and serving military personnel services under an online medical consultation platform named Services e-Health Assistance and Teleconsultation (SeHAT).
What is SeHAT Initiative?
- It is the tri-services teleconsultation service of the MoD designed for all entitled personnel and their families.
- As part of the Government’s commitment to Digital India and e-Governance, the Defence Minister launched SeHAT in May 2021.
- It aims to provide healthcare services to patients in their homes.
- SeHAT Stay Home OPD is based on the lines of eSanjeevani a similar free OPD service run by the MoHFW (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) for all citizens.
- SeHATOPD is a patient to doctor system where the patient can consult a doctor remotely through the internet.
