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Which state government approved the phased statewide rollout of SAMASTA, a mobile-based community digital health platform?
Karnataka
Maharashtra
Odisha
Telangana
Karnataka
The Karnataka government has approved the phased statewide rollout of SAMASTA to digitize health records across its public health system.
The SAMASTA platform is a mobile-based community digital health solution designed to replace manual, paper-based registers currently maintained by frontline health workers. By integrating with the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), the initiative aims to enhance the quality, accessibility, and utility of health data in rural and urban health centers. This shift is expected to significantly reduce the administrative burden on frontline staff while improving data accuracy across the state's healthcare network.
SAMASTA reduces manual data entry points for ASHA workers from 485 to 134
The initiative is designed to be integrated with the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)
Targeted users include Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs), Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs), and health inspectors
The rollout is being implemented in a phased manner to digitize the entire public health system
A is correct тАФ The Karnataka government approved the SAMASTA platform to digitize health records and streamline data collection for frontline workers like ASHAs and ANMs.
Remember that SAMASTA (meaning 'entire' or 'all' in Sanskrit) focuses on 'entire' digitization of grassroots health data, linking it to the national ABDM framework.