Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan virtually launched the Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP).
It is an advanced version of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)
With the launch, India became the 1st Country in the World to adopt an Advanced Digital Disease Surveillance System.
It is also the World’s biggest online disease surveillance platform (in terms of Geographical coverage, number of diseases covered & quantum of data generated).
National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), World Health Organization (WHO) were associated with the development of the platform.
The platform is in sync with the National Digital Health Mission and will help in achieving the dream of ‘Atma Nirbhar Swasth Bharat’.
IHIP is capable of tracking 33 diseases & provides real-time data in digital mode.