NE HEALTH BUREAU
CHENNAI, JULY 16
Tamil Nadu stood first in the country in delivering virtual health care services to people under the “esanjeevanipod” initiative, State Minister for Health and Family Welfare C Vijayabaskar said here on Thursday.
TN tops with 6471 tele-consultations with #esanjeevaniOPD, accessible via web & app,launched by Hon’ble CM on 13 May. I appreciate the efforts of the Drs who made this possible & request public to make best use of the platform for consultation at this time #Vijayabaskar @NHM_TN pic.twitter.com/diBBFwzE5E
— Dr.C.Vijayabaskar (@Vijayabaskarofl) July 15, 2020
By deploying the highest number of 617 government doctors and providing services to 6,471 people, which is the maximum number of beneficiaries from urban to rural and also from remote areas, the state continues to be in the first place in the country, he said.
“In the next phase, specialty doctors and super specialists from the government will provide services to the people,” the Minister said in a statement.
The initiative is a boon to pregnant women, children, the elderly, people with chronic illnesses and those who have tested positive for coronavirus, he noted.
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami had launched the esanjeevani initiative on May 13.
People could consult doctors from the comfort of their homes by downloading ”esanjeevaniopd” app on their smartphones or by registering in the government portal https://esanjeevaniopd.in/ the statement added.