Launch of SeHAT OPD portal

Launch of SeHAT OPD portal

Part of: GS Prelims and GS -II – Polity and Governance 

In news

• ‘Services e-Health Assistance & Tele-consultation (SeHAT) OPD portal was launched recently. 
• Ministry: Ministry of Defence

Key takeaways 

• The portal provides tele-medicine services to the serving Armed Forces personnel, veterans and their families. 
• This is the final version of the SeHAT OPD portal with advanced safety features. 
• The trial version was made functional in August 2020.
• Developed by: Department of Military Affairs (DMA), Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS), Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) and Centre for Development of Artificial Computing (C-DAC) Mohali 
• The portal will help reduce the load on hospitals and patients will be able to get contactless consultations in an easy and effective manner.