NHA & C-DAC Signed MoU to Launch ‘e-Sushrut@Clinic’ for Digital Healthcare Infrastructure

Current Context: On 14 August 2025, the National Health Authority (NHA) and C-DAC signed an MoU in New Delhi to launch e-Sushrut@Clinic, a cloud-based HMIS platform.

• It aims to digitize small and medium healthcare facilities under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).
• The system supports outpatient services, pharmacy, diagnostics, and telemedicine with minimal technical overhead.
• It’s a lighter version of the e-Sushrut HMIS already used in AIIMS. 
• Clinics can onboard via Health Facility and Professionals Registries.
• It also includes a free Clinical Decision Support System for managing hypertension and diabetes.

Question:

Q.1 On 14 August 2025, the National Health Authority (NHA) signed an MoU with which organisation to launch e-Sushrut@Clinic, a cloud-based HMIS platform?
a) Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
b) Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
c) National Informatics Centre (NIC)
d) All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)

Answer: b) NHA partnered with C-DAC to launch e-Sushrut@Clinic, a lighter, cloud-based HMIS to digitize small and medium healthcare facilities under ABDM.