Integrated Health Information Platform for Near Real-time Disease Reporting

Key facts

• The Integrated Health Information Platform collects data from over 1.5 lakh health workers and facilities.
• It enables near real-time reporting of diseases from all levels of healthcare including ANMs, primary health centres, district hospitals, and tertiary care centres.
• The platform was started in the middle of the pandemic in 2021.
• An AI component scans news articles in 13 different languages for mentions of unusual clusters of diseases.
• The portal includes a section for community reporting of unusual health events by anyone.