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- Business Standard
How Clinics On Cloud Is Building World's Largest Digital Healthcare Infrastructure?
VMPL New Delhi [India], August 4: While governments focus on building physical clinics like Ayushman Arogya Mandirs and healthcare service programs led by foundations such as Adani's Healthcare Temples to deliver essential care in underserved regions. Entrepreneur Mr. Abhay Agarwal Founder & CEO of Clinics On Cloud is building something just as impactful but digitally. It's turning healthcare into something you can access like an ATM. Clinics on Cloud's Health ATMs are transforming how primary healthcare is delivered automating what used to take hours in a hospital into 5-minute walk-ins. You don't need a hospital, a nurse, or even a waiting room. Vitals screenings, printed reports, and a real-time doctor consult all in one ATM. Just Like ATMs Changed Banking, Health ATM Changes Healthcare ATMs revolutionized banking by handling routine tasks, freeing up branches for more complex services. While a bank's main branch may be located in select areas, its ATMs are everywhere--automating everyday services for the masses. Clinics on Cloud applies the same principle to healthcare. While hospitals remain in urban centers, Health ATMs can be installed in underserved and remote areas to deliver primary care services. This not only decentralizes healthcare but also creates a seamless digital bridge between rural patients and urban medical infrastructure. A single Health ATM offers instant screenings, printed reports, and real-time doctor consultations--efficient, accessible, and built for everyone Why Digital Healthcare Alone Isn't Enough Digital healthcare sounds ideal--log in, consult a doctor, and get instant advice. But in reality, it often fails where it matters most: trust. "Patients don't feel confident when a doctor can't examine them. And doctors? They're left diagnosing in the dark," says Abhay Agarwal. Without real-time vitals like BP, sugar, oxygen, and temperature, virtual consultations become guesswork--no matter how good the tech is. This disconnect has led many well-funded Health tech startups to fail. Clinics on Cloud solves this with a hybrid model: patients visit a Health ATM, get guided by a trained operator, and consult with a doctor who sees live, accurate vitals. It's tech with trust--digital, but dependable. The Growing Health ATM Network Connecting 7+ Nations Clinics on Cloud has built a vast digital health network silently, strategically, and sustainably. With Health ATMs installed across India and seven other countries, the company is creating a borderless healthcare network that brings preventive care directly to the people This growth has been achieved while remaining entirely bootstrapped. Clinics on Cloud has scaled through partnerships with governments to reach underserved districts, through CSR collaborations to strengthen community health access, and through private organizations seeking reliable, decentralized healthcare delivery. Every Health ATM added to the network becomes part of a growing, intelligent ecosystem--digitally connected, real-time enabled, and built to bridge most critical healthcare gaps. (ADVERTORIAL DISCLAIMER: The above press release has been provided by VMPL. ANI will not be responsible in any way for the content of the same)
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
79.71 ABHA accounts created, 65.09 crore health records linked: Govt to Lok Sabha
New Delhi: As of July 28, 2025, a total of 79.71 crore accounts for the Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) have been created, and around 65.09 crore health records have been linked to it, Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav told the Lok Sabha on Friday. In a written reply, he stated that around 4.17 lakh health facilities have been registered in the Health Facility Registry (HFR), and approximately 6.76 lakh healthcare professionals are registered on it. The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has been launched with an aim to create an online platform enabling the interoperability of health data within the health ecosystem to form a longitudinal electronic health record of every citizen, Jadhav said. He clarified that details regarding whether health facilities are located in urban or rural areas are not captured during the registration process of the HFR. Currently, there are 3,20,973 healthcare facilities equipped with ABDM-enabled software, and the number of districts hosting these facilities is 771. To address areas with poor internet connectivity, the ABDM includes provisions for assisted modes. For example, an offline mode for creating ABHA accounts has been implemented to facilitate registration where internet access or hardware availability is lacking. The National Health Authority , which oversees the implementation of ABDM, is collaborating closely with states to ensure effective rollout of the mission, the minister noted. A public dashboard [ has been set up to track the progress of the different KPIs [key performance indicators] associated with ABDM. This dashboard has drill-downs to the state, district and hospital levels and therefore, helps in the assessment of the implementation of ABDM. The government has taken various steps to ensure that the benefits of the mission reach every citizen. The digital health ecosystem created by ABDM supports continuity of care across primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare in a seamless manner, Jadhav mentioned. It also enhances the availability of healthcare services, particularly in remote and rural areas, through various technological interventions such as telemedicine . The eSanjeevani is a national telemedicine service operational in 36 states and union territories (UTs), aimed at achieving universal health coverage (UHC), Jadhav stated in his written reply. It is implemented in two variants: eSanjeevani AB-HWC and Ayushman Arogya Mandir, a provider-to-provider telemedicine platform, and eSanjeevani OPD, a patient-to-provider telemedicine platform which operates on a hub-and-spoke model. As of 28 July 2025, eSanjeevani has served over 39 crore patients. The service has been operationalised through 1,34,029 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (erstwhile health and wellness centres) which serve as spokes, supported by 17,568 hubs and over 719 online OPDs staffed by over 2,24,528 doctors, medical specialists, super-specialists, and health workers engaged in telemedicine, he said. Furthermore, to address the network connectivity issues, state governments are collaborating with telecom providers to extend broadband coverage to the Ayushman Arogya Mandir sub-health centre level, Jadhav added.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Time of India
Three nipah virus cases reported in Kerala in 2025, 677 contacts were traced: Govt tells LS
New Delhi: Three cases of Nipah virus infection have been reported in Malappuram and Palakkad district in Kerala in 2025 and 677 contacts have been traced, Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav told the Lok Sabha on Friday. Control measures have been initiated and steps have been taken by the government to contain Nipah outbreaks, Jadhav said in a written reply. The infection is an emerging zoonotic infectious disease caused by Nipah virus (NiV). It mainly affects pigs and humans. Nipah cases in humans tend to occur in a cluster or as an outbreak, especially among close contacts and caregivers, Jadhav explained. The natural host of the virus is believed to be Pteropid fruit bats (flying foxes). According to the information available fruit bats play a significant role in the transmission of this disease. The minister said the NiV infection closely follows the spill over of pathogen from fruit bats to intermediate hosts or human beings. In India, the majority of the infections coincide with palm date sap collection times. Due to this, Nipah cases occurs again and again at some areas, Jadhav said. Listing the control measures initiated to contain Nipah disease outbreaks, Jadhav said that through surveillance mechanism early warning signals are captured to generate alerts, outbreaks in the early rising phase are detected and outbreak investigations are conducted and timely appropriate measures are undertaken by the respective public health agencies to control and prevent the further spread of the disease. A National Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT), comprising of experts from Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Forest and Wildlife and human health, and bat survey team are deployed for comprehensive assessment and review of these outbreaks. Malappuram and Palakkad, with Kozhikode, Thrissur, and Wayanad districts were placed on alert. Whole genome sequencing was performed on clinical specimens from all positive cases, Jadhav said. This genomic surveillance aids in understanding the circulating Nipah virus strain, which belong to similar genotypes of 2019 and 2021 outbreaks in Kerala, he informed. Beyond the immediate outbreak response, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) maintained continued support and collaborative engagement with both Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratories (VRDLs) throughout the year, ensuring training, a steady supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) and diagnostic reagents. This sustained effort underscores a commitment to strengthening regional capacities for infectious disease preparedness and response, Jadhav stated. He said the state and central government health officials worked to enhance public and healthcare professional awareness regarding Nipah virus disease. These initiatives ensured that individuals were made aware on the signs and symptoms of the disease and understood the appropriate actions to take if they suspected an infection in themselves or others, the minister added. Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) under the MoHFW mandates surveillance and response to outbreak prone communicable diseases. The IDSP is implemented in all 36 states and Union territories, Jadhav said. The programme is responsible for the surveillance of 50 plus epidemic prone diseases and outbreak investigation and plays a crucial role in prompt response and surveillance of emerging and re-emerging diseases, including Nipah virus disease in the country. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune, have strengthened Nipah surveillance by enhancing Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in Kerala and Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) surveillance in West Bengal and Kerala since October-November 2024, he said. A comprehensive guideline on Nipah virus has been prepared, and under National One Health Programme for Prevention and Control of Zoonotic Diseases (NOHP-PCZ), various initiatives are taken to strengthen prevention, detection, and response capacities for zoonotic diseases in India, including NiV. Zoonosis committee have been formed in all states and UTs to review status of all zoonotic diseases, including Nipah virus, Jadhav stated.
