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Ahead of the curve, due to recommended it. of more than 5 lakh.
proactive leadership • The fact that India went
• At a time when many into an early lockdown Digital is the way – ABDHM
world leaders failed to has been universally • With the success of
even recognise COVID-19 acknowledged. This helped CoWIN and Aarogya Setu,
as a threat, even before ramp up medical infra. the power of tech in
India had a single case, healthcare has been seen.
screening began in Future-proofing India with • Ayushman Bharat Digital
airports. PM-ABHIM Health Mission (ABDHM)
• Long before many other • PM–Ayushman Bharat is creating a seamless
countries took it seriously, Health Infrastructure online platform for
in the first week of March Mission to invest Rs. healthcare.

2020, PM Modi said he 64,180 crore on health • Citizens create their
would avoid gatherings infra. ABHA (Ayushman Bharat
such as Holi Milan and set • Support for 17,788 rural Health Account) numbers,
an example. health and wellness to which their digital
• Mask mandates were centres in 10 high focus health records are
enacted in large parts of states. linked.
India long before the • Establishing 11,024 urban • With the citizen’s
WHO called for them. health and wellness consent, this data can be
• At a time when many centres in all the states. accessed by healthcare
countries were only • 3,382 block public health professionals.
thinking of massive units in 11 high focus • ABDM facilitates
mortalities, in April 2020, states. evidence-based decision

India had already set up • Setting up integrated making for effective
a vaccine task force to public health labs in all health interventions.
save lives. districts. • 37.07 crore ABHAs have
• India started using Rapid • Establishing critical care been created so far!
Antigen Tests to speed up hospital blocks in all
testing long before WHO districts with a population * * *

INDIA AND VACCINES –
a slice of history and present
The speed at which
India’s COVID-19
vaccines were
developed shows a
New India that does
not have to wait
decades for vaccines
or depend upon
other countries.

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