PM Narendra Modi will launch the Pradhan Mantri Digital Health Mission (PM-DHM) on September 27. The scheme supports Universal Health Coverage in a practical, accessible, inclusive, affordable and safe manner in a broad range of data, information and support services, officials said. The digital health ID given to people under the PM-DHM will have the health record of the person. The health ID card is made through an aadhar card and contact number to generate a unique ID for each person.

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The PM-DHM is currently preliminary in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry. The mission is on track, and the three primary platforms, health ID, doctor’s registry and the health facility registry, have been made operational, the officials said. “The main aim of this mission is to improve the efficiency of the healthcare system in India. The National Digital Health Program will be a one-stop solution for the healthcare needs of the commoner,” the officials added.