Lucknow, 21 Dec (HS): The Uttar Pradesh

government is planning to introduce an AYUSH app, created in conjunction with

IIT-Kanpur, to provide patients with online OPD services and access all

relevant information about AYUSH, according to an official statement published

here on Sunday. The

state-of-the-art AYUSH app, which is being created in conjunction with IIT

Kanpur, will provide patients with online OPD services as well as access to all

key AYUSH information. This effort, according to AYUSH Principal Secretary

Ranjan Kumar, would increase public access to AYUSH healthcare and provide

better openness in medical services.

He

stated that the chief minister intends to make AYUSH methods available to all. According

to the statement, the app, created with the assistance of IIT Kanpur, would

allow patients to make OPD appointments online, reducing the need to wait in

lengthy lines at hospitals and AYUSH centers.

This will save time, minimize crowding, and

bring great relief to older persons, women, and distant patients, according to

the statement. According to the announcement, the app will provide users with

thorough information on Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy, such as

treatments for various ailments, medications, doctor profiles, nearby AYUSH

hospitals and pharmacies, and health advice. The app would also include

information about government plans and programs promoting AYUSH, it said. The

app will be user-friendly, safe, speedy, and trustworthy, assuring patient data

privacy. Future enhancements will include tele-consultation, online reporting,

and digital health records, enabling for professional medical advice from home

while also improving public faith in AYUSH institutions.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi