Maharashtra e-Sanjeevani OPD app to be operational in a week: Health Minister

The Maharashtra government has decided to come up with a mobile app of e-Sanjeevani OPD as the service has served 1,400 patients in the last one month, state health minister Rajesh Tope said on Tuesday.

Mumbai: Maharashtra government is developing a mobile application for its online OPD called e-Sanjivani OPD (out patient department) to resolve difficulties faced by citizens in getting health check-ups and counseling as many private clinics are closed due to the lockdown.

The app will be operational within a week.Through this application, a patient from a particular district can consult medical officers of any other district using computer, laptop or mobile. According to the sources, so far 1,403 patients have availed of e-Sanjeevani OPD's service for medical advice and health check-ups.

The online OPD will be operational from from 9 am. to 1.30 pm, moreover, it will be free of cost. State health minister, Rajesh Tope said, online medical OPD service training has been given to 16 medical officers from various district hospitals in the state. "Currently, this online OPD service is getting good response from Mumbai, Thane, Pune," he added. (With inputs from PTI)