Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the Ayush Telemedicine Service on Monday, making Uttar Pradesh the first state to launch a state-wide telemedicine service.
With this new service, the people of the state will now be able to get consultation from AYUSH experts sitting at home.
In the first phase, 384 dispensaries of 16 districts of the state, including Gorakhpur, Ayodhya, Lucknow, have been attached to this telemedicine service.
Any person can avail this service by registering on the website https://ayushup-telemedicine.in/ or the Ayush Kavach-Covid app.
After the registration process, the patient will have to make an appointment and then the consultation will be done by experts through video conferencing /teleconferencing at the given time.
Also, people who are not so tech-savvy can go to the nearest AYUSH hospital and get consultation.
Speaking in the programme, AYUSH Minister Dharam Singh Saini said, “The innovative efforts of Ayush Kadha and Aayush Kavach-Covid during the COVID-19 pandemic protected the lives of crores of people. Now the appointment of 1,065 physicians, Ayush Telemedicine Service and Yoga and Wellness Centre will help in providing timely, comfortable quality medical care to the people of Uttar Pradesh.
It is worth mentioning that the programme was attended by Additional Chief Secretary (AYUSH) Prashant Trivedi, Special Secretary Rajkamal Yadav, Secretary to the CM, Alok Kumar, Special Secretary Surendra Singh and other officials.