Varanasi’s 'Lab Mitra' Initiative Wins National e-Governance Gold Award

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The 'Lab Mitra' initiative from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency, Varanasi, has been honored with the National e-Governance Gold Award.

An Overview of the News

• The award was presented at the National e-Governance Conference 2024 held in Mumbai.

• 'Lab Mitra' received the award for its contributions to Administrative Reforms and district-level initiatives in e-governance.

Initiative Detail

• 'Lab Mitra' was launched by the district administration of Varanasi in collaboration with a private bank and an NGO.

• Due to its success, the model has been expanded across Uttar Pradesh under the name 'Lab Report.'

• The initiative is currently operational in 20 hospitals, including all government hospitals in Varanasi.

• Over 2.5 lakh patients have benefited from the 'Lab Mitra' service so far.

Service Functionality

• Through the 'Lab Mitra' portal, patients at government hospitals are registered for laboratory tests based on their doctor’s prescription.

• The system generates an online report after the test, which is sent as a link via text message to the patient’s phone number.

• Patients can access their complete lab test reports after four hours at Community Health Centers (CHCs) and after 12 hours at government hospitals.