From Our Correspondent
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government’s Sanjeevani project—currently being piloted in Kuppam—is poised to become a transformative initiative in the state’s healthcare system, with the potential to serve as a national model. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu reviewed the Health Department’s progress on Friday at the Secretariat and directed officials to shape the project into a benchmark for public-health innovation.
The project is being implemented in partnership with the Tata Trusts and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Officials briefed the Chief Minister that digital health records are being created for registered residents in Kuppam, enabling continuous monitoring of community health. So far, data of 49,000 patients has been collected and digitised through the Sanjeevani Digital Nerve Centre. The government aims to gather detailed health information of 3.38 lakh people in Kuppam as part of the pilot.
Once the profiling is completed, the state intends to analyse the data and prepare targeted health-intervention plans. The Chief Minister instructed officials to formulate a clear action framework for data analysis and expand the initiative across Chittoor district starting January 1, 2026. He also asked the department to propose a plan for a dedicated naturopathy hospital and a structured programme for yoga-based wellness.
What the Sanjeevani Project Aims to Achieve
The Sanjeevani project is designed to build a real-time, data-driven public-health ecosystem by giving every resident a digital health card. These cards store comprehensive medical information—covering screenings, medical history, lab reports, and risk indicators. Using this data, the government aims to:
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Identify diseases early
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Track community-level health trends
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Deploy preventive care instead of reactive treatment
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Enable targeted interventions in high-risk groups
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Reduce healthcare costs through early detection
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Build a district-wide digital health grid that eventually scales across the state
In Kuppam, health teams are conducting door-to-door screenings, building individual health profiles, and feeding the data into the digital system for real-time tracking. The government believes this will help shift from a treatment-centric system to a preventive, predictive model.
With statewide rollout planned in phases, Andhra Pradesh hopes Sanjeevani will redefine public-health governance and become a reference point for digital healthcare models across India.