You Can Now Generate Your Aadhaar-Like Unique Health ID Via Aarogya Setu App

Aarogya Setu will now be able to generate 14-digit unique ABHA numbers for over 21.4 crore app users.

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New Delhi: Aarogya Setu users can now utilise the app to generate their 14-digit Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) number.

The official Twitter account of Aarogya Setu said, "Now Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) number can be generated on Aarogya Setu."

Now Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) number can be generated on Aarogya Setu.

— Aarogya Setu (@SetuAarogya) February 11, 2022

Aarogya Setu will now be able to generate 14-digit unique ABHA numbers for over 21.4 crore app users. The ABHA number can also be generated from: https://abdm.gov.in/ or the ABHA app.

Over 21.4 Cr #AarogyaSetu users will now be able to create the 14-digit unique ABHA numbers from the app#IndiaFightsCorona

— Aarogya Setu (@SetuAarogya) February 11, 2022

Currently, the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has created 16.4 crore ABHA numbers. Aarogya Setu will magnify this even further.

People can use their ABHA number to link their existing and new medical records, including doctor prescriptions, lab reports, hospital records and also share those with health professionals and health service providers, an official statement said.

Aarogya Setu is a smartphone application that can be downloaded from Google's Play Store and Apple's App Store for contact tracking and dissemination of appropriate medical warnings in order to control the spread of Covid-19.

Aarogya Setu app is also being used for Covid vaccine booking, certificate download and status check, among other things.

Dr RS Sharma, CEO of the National Health Authority (NHA), said Aarogya Setu has played a pivotal role amidst the pandemic and has resulted in the wide usage of the mobile application.

"As vaccination helps us fight this pandemic, it was essential to repurpose this widely used digital public good. With the integration of Aarogya Setu with ABDM, we will now be able to make the benefits of ABDM available to the users of Aarogya Setu and enable them to join the digital health ecosystem with their due consent. Creation of ABHA is the start. We would soon roll out the functionality to view your digital health records as well," PTI quoted Sharma as saying. 

Ajay Prakash Sawhney, Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said, "With ABHA, Aarogya Setu has enabled an important consent-based option for the citizens which will help them access their personal health record and useful services from the national digital health system."

(With inputs from agencies)