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Andhra Pradesh Launches First Digital Nerve Centre in Kuppam

Developed with Tata Trusts in partnership with the Gates Foundation, the pilot centre centralises health records with AI-powered dashboards ahead of its Chittoor district rollout.

Overview

  • On July 3, Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the first Digital Nerve Centre at Kuppam Area Hospital under an MoU with Tata MD signed on April 30.
  • The centre integrates the Kuppam hospital with 13 primary health centres and 92 village clinics to capture patient data in real time via AI-powered dashboards.
  • Patients can access timely diagnoses, specialist appointments, personalised counselling and virtual consultations through the DiNC platform.
  • The system also links with Ayushman Bharat and NTR Vaidya Seva schemes to enable seamless referrals to private hospitals for follow-up care.
  • Phase two will bring all Chittoor district PHCs under the network before a planned state-wide rollout in phase three.