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Union Health Minister Launches Unified Health Interface
Union Health Minister Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda launches the Unified Health Interface (UHI), an interoperable network for digital health services in India. UHI is developed by the National Health Authority and operates through open protocols on a core gateway of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission.
Unified Health Interface (UHI):
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Nature | UHI comprises an open network designed to create a citizen-centric digital health services ecosystem in India. |
| Developed by | UHI is developed by the National Health Authority (NHA). |
| Framework | UHI operates through open protocols on a core gateway of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). |
| Mechanism | UHI acts as a common language layer, and routes citizen requests via a central gateway to registered service providers, eliminating platform dependency. |
| Foundational pillars | UHI comprises ABHA as the unique patient identifier, Healthcare Professionals Registry for verifying and credentialing doctors, Health Facility Registry for verifying hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centers, and Health Information Exchange for consent-based health data sharing. |
| Core principles | UHI is governed by interoperability, fair discoverability, verification restricted to HPR- and HFR-credentialed doctors and facilities, and open protocols built on open specifications for developers. |
| Service integrations | UHI provides for blood bank discovery with real-time nationwide blood availability tracking integrated with e-RaktKosh, PMJAY empanelled hospital search via the Health Empanelment Module (HEM), Jan Aushadhi Kendra discovery, ambulance discovery and booking, and doctor consultations for discovery and in-person booking on a single app. |
| Next phase services | UHI provides for lab diagnostics discovery and slot booking, vaccination center discovery and slot booking, pharmacy discovery covering licensed private pharmacies and government-run outlets, and integration with major government health platforms to connect citizens directly to national health programs. |