Goa is rapidly transforming its healthcare ecosystem through a blend of digital innovation, inclusive services, and infrastructure upgrades, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said on Thursday. He stated that the state is committed to building a scalable and replicable model for integrated healthcare that can inspire reforms across India.
Among its standout achievements is the Corlim Primary Health Centre (PHC), which recently became India’s first fully digitised PHC. The facility offers electronic health records, teleconsultations, and integrated care services, marking a major shift toward patient-centric delivery at the grassroots level. “This is a significant step forward for primary care in the country,” Rane noted.
Goa’s emergency response system has also seen significant improvements. The ambulance fleet has grown from 32 to 103, reducing average response time to 12 minutes. This upgrade has helped save over 1.38 lakh lives and facilitated more than 5,000 emergency deliveries in transit.
Tech-Enabled Preventive and Specialised Care Expands Across Goa
Goa has pioneered free IVF services at a government hospital, with 73 IVF cycles and 176 IUI procedures already completed, resulting in multiple successful births. Under the Swasth Mahila Swasth Goa campaign, over 1.5 lakh women have been screened for breast cancer using advanced tools like iBreast, and 18 cancer screening camps have been held.
The state is also among the first to adopt AI-based diagnostics. In collaboration with Qure.ai and AstraZeneca, over 68,000 lung scans have been conducted. The upcoming Project RakSA will provide regular cancer screenings—covering breast, cervical, and oral cancers—at all PHCs.
Goa’s newborn screening programme has tested over 1.18 lakh babies, while genetic counselling has supported over 1,150 individuals. With a 90% full immunisation rate, early adoption of vaccines like Rotavirus and PCV, and digital platforms like U-WIN and eVIN in use across 42 cold chain points, the state’s vaccine infrastructure is also robust.
Cardiac care under the STEMI Goa Project has delivered over 21,000 ECGs and thrombolysed 4,500 patients using a four-hub, 20-spoke model. Meanwhile, nine successful organ transplants have been completed under the SOTTO framework, and over 22,900 people have benefited from DDSSY and Mediclaim schemes.
Goa is developing Centres of Excellence in Skull Base Surgery and Gastroenterology at GMC, and building a 120-bed Cancer Institute. The government remains committed to creating a digitally enabled, inclusive, and high-quality healthcare system that can serve as a model for the nation.