A new software, ‘Nidaan’, has been launched in Rajasthan for presumptive diagnosis and monitoring of seasonal and non-communicable diseases as well as the trends of ailments found in specific areas. It is expected to help in formulation of specific action plans for control of diseases.
Additional Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Veenu Gupta, who launched the software by installing it at the Health and Family Welfare Training Centre here, said the new arrangement would also help strengthen tele-medicine services in the government hospitals.
“Nidaan” will facilitate online entries of as many as 46 diseases and healthcare services available for their treatment in different institutions. Ms. Gupta said a simultaneous monitoring of the programmes run under the National Health Mission would help in an effective policy formulation in the health sector.
“The availability of quality healthcare services is the primary objective of this exercise. The monitoring of activities of District Early Intervention Centres is equally important for ensuring timely prevention of diseases,” Ms. Gupta said.
NHM State Director Naveen Jain, Rajasthan Medical Services Corporation's Managing Director M.P. Sharma, Commissioner (Public Health) V.K. Mathur and Director (AIDS) S.S. Chauhan were among those present in the launch ceremony.
