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A Big Doctor Chat Helps Lots of People! 🌟

The online doctor service called e‑Sanjeevani helped almost 500 million people get medical advice.

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Key Points

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Nearly 500 million doctor‑patient chats have happened.

The service works on phones and computers.

Doctors can also help other doctors in remote health centers.

It was created by a group called the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing.

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It lets doctors talk to patients using video calls, even if they live in far‑away villages.

A child with a fever and a grown‑up who was pregnant both got help without traveling far. 📱

More than 190 000 health centers across the country are joining the program.

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10 words

teleconsultations

talking to a doctor over a video or phone call

platform

a computer system that lets people use a service

specialist

a doctor who knows a lot about a particular health problem

pneumonia

a sickness that makes it hard to breathe because the lungs are infected

pregnancy

when a woman is carrying a baby inside her belly

ear infection

a painful sickness inside the ear

preventive

trying to stop a problem before it starts

consultation

a meeting where a doctor gives advice

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing

a big Indian research centre that makes advanced computer programs

Ayushman Arogya Mandirs

community health and wellness centers in villages

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