Karnataka to launch State Health Register, a first-of-its-kind in India

The Karnataka government will launch a project to maintain the health database of all its citizens by having a “State Health Register.” A first of its kind initiative, the State Health Register will be a robust and standardized health repository of all the citizens.

This decision to launch the standardized health repository of citizens has been taken after the COVID-19 crisis which needed urgent focus on better healthcare for all.

Pilot project will be implemented in Chikkaballapur district, and Dakshina Kannada or Mangalore districts where the door-to-door survey will be carried out by teams comprising Primary Health Centre officials, revenue officials, education department staff and ASHA (accredited social health activist) workers.