According to the Union Health Ministry, under the ABDM, a user can generate their 14-digit unique ABHA (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) number.
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The unique ABHA numbers can be generated using Aadhaar number and other basic identifiers such as name,Year of Birth (or Date of Birth), Gender and address (auto-populated once the user authenticates via Aadhaar OTP).
Users who do not wish to use the Aadhaar number can also make use of their driving license or mobile numbers.
The ABHA number can be generated from: https://abdm.gov.in/ or the ABHA app.
Further the users can use the ABHA number to link their existing and new medical records including doctor prescriptions, lab reports, hospital records etc. and also share these records with registered health professionals and health service providers, the ministry said.
The Aarogya Setu app is already being used for Covid related contact tracing, ICMR guidelines based self-assessment, vaccine booking, certificate download and status check, generating e-Pass, and search for ICMR-approved Covid testing labs among others.
