Bengaluru, March 10 (IANS) The tech-savvy Karnataka government would use Galaxy tablets of Korean electronics major Samsung to build database on its healthcare facilities, said state Health and Family Welfare Minister Ramesh Kumar on Friday.
"Digitising the database is important for our Public Health Centres (PHCs), as it will lead to better planning and decision-making at state and central levels," said Kumar at the handing over of 1,000 tablets to the state Health Department by the city-based Samsung Research and Development Institute here.
The PHCs will use the SIM-enabled Samsung Tab Iris device to build the medical database and share it on real-time with other stakeholders.
The state-run Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has approved the tablet to scan the iris of an individual for Aadhaar and Know Your Customer (KYC) verification.
Iris is a thin, circular structure in the human eye, responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil and the quantum of light reaching the retina.
"We are confident that Tab Iris will give a digital boost to the healthcare system as it will enable PHCs to maintain and share the Aadhaar-linked data on real-time," said Samsung Chief Technology Officer Aloknath De on the occasion.
Samsung Institute has also signed an agreement with the Health Department to efficiently manage its medical subsidies and operations at PHCs across the state.
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