Health Ministry unveils revamped Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme

Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, has virtually launched the Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP). The IHIP is the next generation highly refined version of the presently used Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP). The new version of IHIP will house the data entry and management for India’s disease surveillance programme. In addition to tracking 33 diseases now as compared to the earlier 18 diseases, it shall ensure near-real-time data in digital mode, having done away with the paper mode of working. Being termed as the world’s biggest online disease surveillance platform, it is in sync with the National Digital Health Mission and fully compatible with the other digital information systems presently being used in India.