Muthappan Sendhilkumar, Elumalai Rajalakshmi, Shanmugasundaram Natarajan, Johnraja Nikilniva, Prasath Hema, Ambigadoss Priyadharshini, Kandhasamy Ambika, Kathiravan Dhivya, Ponnaiah Manickam
ICMR-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Central Council for Research in Siddha - Siddha Central Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2022 Apr-Jun;13(2):100498. doi: 10.1016/j.jaim.2021.07.014. Epub 2021 Dec 27.
The incorporation of digital technologies is recognized as one of the inevitable factors to achieve better health care services. Recently, Indian Ministry of AYUSH (MoA) embraced digitalization extensively for development, education and research in AYUSH. In this context, we describe India's digital initiatives for AYUSH systems of medicine for information, research, and academia at various levels. We reviewed the websites and documents available from the MoA and its research councils/institutes along with the plan documents. We described the identified digital initiatives under categories of (1) Health information system (2) Research database/library (3) Academic (4) Information Education and Communication (IEC). We specified the purpose and target group of the identified digital initiatives. We identified 19 key digital initiatives. The AYUSH hospital management information system (A-HMIS), National AYUSH Morbidity and Standardized Terminologies Electronic Portal (NAMASTE), AYUSH Suraksha, e-Aushadhi, e-Charak, Triskandha Kosha, SiddAR APP were categorized under health information system. The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), AYUSH research portal, DHARA, e-CHLAS, Research Management Information system (RMIS), e-Granthasamuccaya and AYUSH Sanjivani App were categorized under research database/library. The Ayurveda e-learning and Ayurvedic Inheritance of India were categorized as the academic initiatives. The Siddha-NIS App, Yoga locator, and Naturopathy-NIN App were categorized as Information, education and communication (IEC) initiatives. The digital initiatives from the MoA were a key to reform the traditional systems of medicines and could improve the education, quality of research and accessibility of the AYUSH healthcare services.
数字技术的融入被认为是实现更好医疗服务的必然因素之一。最近，印度阿育吠陀部（MoA）广泛采用数字化手段促进阿育吠陀的发展、教育和研究。在此背景下，我们描述了印度针对阿育吠陀医学体系在信息、研究和学术界各级的数字举措。我们审查了阿育吠陀部及其研究理事会/机构的网站和文件以及计划文件。我们将所确定的数字举措分为以下几类：（1）健康信息系统；（2）研究数据库/图书馆；（3）学术；（4）信息教育与传播（IEC）。我们明确了所确定数字举措的目的和目标群体。我们确定了19项关键数字举措。阿育吠陀医院管理信息系统（A-HMIS）、国家阿育吠陀发病率和标准化术语电子门户（NAMASTE）、阿育吠陀安全（AYUSH Suraksha）、电子阿育吠陀药物（e-Aushadhi）、电子查拉卡（e-Charak）、三脉轮知识库（Triskandha Kosha）、悉达罗应用程序（SiddAR APP）被归类为健康信息系统。传统知识数字图书馆（TKDL）、阿育吠陀研究门户、达拉（DHARA）、电子印度草医学文献数据库（e-CHLAS）、研究管理信息系统（RMIS）、电子文献汇编（e-Granthasamuccaya）和阿育吠陀健康助手应用程序（AYUSH Sanjivani App）被归类为研究数据库/图书馆。阿育吠陀电子学习和印度阿育吠陀传承被归类为学术举措。悉达罗国家信息系统应用程序（Siddha-NIS App）、瑜伽定位器和自然疗法-国家免疫研究所应用程序（Naturopathy-NIN App）被归类为信息、教育和传播（IEC）举措。阿育吠陀部的数字举措是改革传统医学体系的关键，能够改善阿育吠陀医疗服务的教育、研究质量和可及性。
