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Hindustan Times
01-08-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
BMC relaunches Aapli Chikitsa scheme after seven-month pause
MUMBAI: The civic administration will relaunch its Aapli Chikitsa Yojana, a subsidised diagnostic testing scheme, on Friday. It will be available across 100 municipal health facilities, after a seven-month pause. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is also aiming to launch the service in all civic-run hospitals by August 15. BMC relaunches Aapli Chikitsa scheme after seven-month pause The scheme will provide blood testing facilities to citizens at nominal rates through an external source in the institutions from where it operates. Reports will be sent to citizens via WhatsApp. According to civic officials, the scheme will cover both basic and advanced tests at dispensaries, polyclinics and 30 civic-run maternity hospitals, Dr RN Cooper Hospital, HBT Trauma Care Centre and 16 suburban hospitals, five specialty hospitals, and all municipal hospitals from wards A to E. It will cover 83 tests – 66 basic tests and 17 advanced tests – available in health institutions run by the state government. 'The tests were included in the scheme based on recommendations from an expert committee. The BMC will collect the patient data and information, and formulate the results after uploading the information on a Health Information Management System (HIMS),' said a civic official. This will help to directly relay the report to patients via WhatsApp, said the official. The BMC had rolled out the scheme in 2019, significantly improving access to these diagnostic services. However, after 18 months, the firm contracted to manage the scheme for four years, Krsnna Diagnostics, encountered problems in operating the scheme, disrupting services in many hospitals. The scheme was shut down on December 15, 2024. The corporation failed to appoint a new contractor until now. Lifenity health will be the new service provider for the scheme, selected via a tender. 'It is good that the BMC has re-launched the scheme but they must ensure that medicines and healthcare staff must be present as per requirements, without having to rely entirely on paramedics. Due to the monsoon upsurge in illnesses, there is an urgent need for accessible health care at nominal costs,' said health economist Dr Ravi Duggal.
Time of India
31-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Mumbai civic body resumes Aapli Chikitsa Yojana for blood tests
Mumbai: BMC's 'Aapli Chikitsa Yojana' offering blood tests at nominal rates will resume today (Aug 1). Patients will receive their reports through WhatsApp, and the data will also be available on BMC's Health Information Management System for the patient's future consultations at any of the civic health institutes. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now A civic official said the programme will resume in 100 institutions, including hospitals, maternity homes, and aapla dawakhanas. It will be further expanded to all civic hospitals by Aug 15. In April, a Pune-based company, Lifenity Health Ltd, had emerged as the lowest bidder in the BMC's tender process for the aapli chikitsa services, offering a rate of Rs 90 against the estimated cost of Rs 100 for basic tests. The scheme offers 83 tests, 66 basic tests, and 17 advanced tests.
Time of India
25-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Delhi launches online OPD booking across 35 govt hospitals with HIMS platform
Healthcare Infrastructure Gets a Boost Live Events Sharp Critique of Previous Government Aiming for World-Class Healthcare (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel In a significant step toward digitising public healthcare, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday launched the Health Information Management System (HIMS), a digital platform aimed at easing access to government hospital services, as reported by TOI. Patients can now book OPD appointments online, receive digital OPD slips, and view their medical records in real time, eliminating the need to queue at hospital counters.'This is a big relief for the people of Delhi, who will no longer have to stand in long lines or run from counter to counter. Everything is going digital,' said Gupta, announcing the rollout during an event at the Delhi system, developed with support from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and built on the NextGen e-Hospital platform, is integrated with Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) IDs. Over 93 lakh ABHA IDs have already been created in Delhi, officials HIMS platform is now active in 35 government hospitals for OPD registration and will gradually extend to all public health institutions in the the digital health rollout, Gupta also virtually inaugurated 34 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs—primary health centres offering services such as vaccinations, maternal and child care, wellness counselling and yoga—and eight new Jan Aushadhi Kendras, which will offer subsidised essential medicines. The Ayushman centres are located in neighbourhoods including Shilampur, Kalkaji, Burari, Karol Bagh, Paschim Vihar, Malviya Nagar, and Gandhi to health minister Pankaj Singh, the government has made 68 Ayushman Mandirs operational in just one month. 'This is not a govt of advertisements. This is a govt that works,' he used the occasion to launch a strong attack on the previous AAP-led administration, accusing it of leaving key health projects incomplete.'We are still searching for their so-called health model. They didn't even appoint full-time medical superintendents. One MS was managing four hospitals. No permanent doctors, nurses, or paramedical staff were hired. They couldn't even complete one hospital in their tenure,' Gupta also alleged that 24 hospitals were left unfinished and seven ICU hospitals announced during the Covid-19 pandemic were never made operational. 'What they left behind were just empty porta cabins and iron structures. There were no doctors, no medicines, and no accountability,' she has not responded to the said her administration is currently constructing seven new super-specialty hospitals and is committed to delivering them on schedule. 'We will make Delhi a hub of world-class healthcare and modern facilities so that patients from across the country can come here for treatment,' she newly launched digital and physical infrastructure represents a concerted move by the Delhi government to streamline access to healthcare and widen its reach, especially in underserved areas.
Hans India
25-07-2025
- Health
- Hans India
Hospitals, doctors, patients on one network: Delhi CM Rekha rolls out expanded health info system
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday rolled out the expanded Health Information Management System (HIMS) and said that people will no longer need to queue up to take appointments as it will be possible to book them online. She also inaugurated 34 Ayushman Mandirs and eight Jan Aushadhi Kendras. The HIMS, based on the NextGen e-Hospital software, integrates Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) IDs, allowing for secure and centralised tracking of patient health data, officials said. Gupta described the HIMS as a crucial step towards transparency and efficiency in public healthcare. 'It's a huge relief for the people of Delhi, who will no longer have to stand in long queues or run from pillar to post. Everything is going digital,' she said. Over 93 lakh ABHA IDs have already been generated in Delhi, she said. 'The health data of every patient will now be digitally recorded, making it easier for doctors to provide continued and effective treatment. This digital platform will connect hospitals, doctors and patients on one network,' she added. Taking a swipe at the previous AAP government, Gupta said that while thousands of crores of rupees were invested in the name of healthcare, not a single project was completed. 'Covid came and went, but even then, they could not make a single hospital operational. They left be-hind foundation pillars and iron porta cabins. There were no medicines, no doctors and no accountabil-ity,' she said. The CM said Delhi will be developed as a hub of super-speciality hospitals and modern facilities to ensure people from across the country come here for quality treatment. According to officials, the HIMS will allow patients to book appointments online, receive digital OPD slips, and access their health records in real time. It is already live for OPD registrations in 35 government hospitals and will soon be implemented across all public health institutions in a phased manner, the officials said. The 34 Ayushman Mandirs inaugurated by the CM are located in Shilampur, Kalkaji, Burari, Yamuna Vi-har, Gandhi Nagar, Malviya Nagar, Shakur Basti, Paschim Vihar and Begaumpur, among other areas. The officials said these centres will offer a range of primary health services, including vaccination, mater-nal and child care, wellness counselling and yoga sessions. Health Minister Pankaj Singh said the government has set up a total of 68 Ayushman Mandirs within a month, and that Delhi's health infrastructure is being strengthened rapidly. The current government is focused on delivering results and completing unfinished projects that were pending for years, he said. 'This is not a government of advertisements, this is a government that works.' The eight new Jan Aushadhi Kendras, which will offer essential medicines at subsidised rates, have been opened in government hospitals for the welfare of the economically disadvantaged. Singh said 17 such centres were opened earlier this year, and more will be added in the coming months.
New Indian Express
25-07-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Delhi launches expanded digital health system to ease hospital visits
NEW DELHI: In a big push to digital healthcare, the Delhi government on Thursday unveiled an expanded Health Information Management System (HIMS) that will allow patients to ditch physical queues and book appointments online. The initiative was launched by Delhi CM Rekha Gupta at the Secretariat. She also inaugurated 34 Ayushman Mandirs and eight Jan Aushadhi Kendras. The HIMS, based on the NextGen e-Hospital software, integrates Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) IDs, allowing for secure and centralised tracking of patient health data, officials said. Gupta described the HIMS as a crucial step towards transparency and efficiency in public healthcare. 'It's a huge relief for the people of Delhi, who will no longer have to stand in long queues or run from pillar to post. Everything is going digital,' she said. The system will be linked to ABHA IDs of patients and would store all their health records, relieving them from the hassle of carrying all reports while visiting doctors. 'The health data of every patient will now be digitally recorded, making it easier for doctors to provide continued and effective treatment. This digital platform will connect hospitals, doctors and patients on one network,' Gupta said. Over 93 lakh ABHA IDs have already been generated in Delhi, she added.
