Aarogya Setu is a mobile application developed by the Indian government to closely connect various basic medical services with the Indian people.Initially developed as a vital tool in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak, the app has grown into a comprehensive national health services platform.Aarogya Setu offers an intuitive user interface and a comprehensive range of features, including creation of ABHA (Health ID), and discovery and linking of health records to create a continuous digital health profile.The app also supports simplified consent management, making it easy for users to share personal health records with healthcare providers.Aarogya Setu also has a powerful search function to help users quickly find nearby hospitals, laboratories and blood banks, thus greatly facilitating the process of people obtaining medical services.
Basic features of Aarogya Setu:
ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) creation: helps users establish and maintain longitudinal health records.
Health record management: Supports the discovery, linking and sharing consent management of health records.
eRaktKosh API integration: Real-time search for nearby blood banks and blood unit availability.
Self-Assessment Test: Self-Assessment Test is provided based on ICMR guidelines.
Covid-19 vaccine registration and certificate download: Supports vaccine registration and vaccine certificate download.
User interface and experience optimization: Provide a new user interface and optimized user experience.
Health status check: Health status check based on open API.
Multi-language support: Supports more than 12 languages, providing a wide range of language options.
At this point of time the app needs to be improvised a lot. The bluetooth feature is turned on each time we open the app... But it should also turn off the bluetooth device when its not used. Why this app doesnot use GPS. This bluetooth thing is really irritating. And what if any covid patient has not registered on this app. Or what if the patient is not carring his phone while teavelling.... I dont find this app much useful. It needs to be upgraded a lot.
Good Initiative. Add the following: 1. Stats of Covid 19 effected. 2. Also some handly UI to how to maintain social distancing and hygiene. 3. It should also have option to optimize battery consumption as the bluetooth is turned on all the time. Infact addess of home should be captured so bluetooth is turned on and off automatically based on location change. 4. There should also be informed about latest updates from Health Ministry of India and State wise restrictions. Keep the good work.
App is helpful, one more detail can be included to display count of COVID-19 testing done for each state and zone (red, orange or green) to give transparency and assurance that enough testing are done in each area. Being the nature of the virus, untill enough testing is not done the count of positive cases and recovered cases does not give a complete picture. Overall the app is good and can be made better.
It's a somewhat useful app. But range of 500 meter or 1 Km is not useful. A range of 50 and 100 meters should be added so we know about our neighbors, employees within the same building, somebody standing on a railway platform or in Airport, somebody traveling in same train or metro. Within reach of 100 or 50 meters range it will add a lot of usefulness and value. It will save a lot of people from Covid 19 positive patients.
App is good and informative. It can be more interactive and useful. Suggestions - plot and show all setu user on map alongwith their level of safety (green, yellow, red) Plot hotspot on the map, and use push notifications to alert user while entering hotspot. Generate QR code for each user which can be scanned by authorities to check info and allow them to travel if not a risk to others. (i can explain this feature in detail)
This is an excellent initiative! The approach is what was very successful in South Korea and can be immensely helpful in India. As most people have phones nowadays I expect that this app can enable very accurate results and help each one of us to protect ourselves and our families. I was especially impressed with the symptom checker enabled in the app. Hope to see the app being made more comprehensive and being adapted to the changing disease situation in the country. Jai Hind!