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What is the news?
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched services for home delivery of medicines for veterans and serving military personnel services under an online medical consultation platform named Services e-Health Assistance and Teleconsultation (SeHAT).
What is SeHAT Initiative?
SeHAT initiative was launched in May 2021.
It is the tri-services teleconsultation service of the Ministry of Defence designed for all entitled personnel and their families.
SeHAT stay-home OPD is a patient-to-doctor system where the patient can consult a doctor remotely through the internet using his smartphone, laptop, desktop or tablet. This initiative aims to provide quality healthcare services to patients from the comfort of their homes.
Furthermore, taking the healthcare delivery right to the patient’s doorsteps, the Ministry of Defence launched another novel initiative of providing Home Delivery or Self Pickup of Medicines to patients seeking consultation on SeHAT.
Source: This post is based on the article “Home Delivery of medicines to begin from tomorrow under Services e-Health Assistance and Teleconsultation (SeHAT)” published in PIB on 1st Feb 2022.
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