<span style="color: #222222;">The National Health Authority has released the Draft Health Data Management Policy of the National Digital Health Mission in the public domain.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The draft of the policy has been released on the official website of National Digital Health Mission and will be available for public comments and feedback till 3rd of next month.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The policy is in the draft stage and will be finalized after receiving suggestions from members of the general public.<br />'' <br />''Dr. Indu Bhushan, Chief Executive Officer, National Health Authority said, the Draft Health Data Management Policy is the maiden step in realizing NDHM's guiding principle of "Security and Privacy by Design" for the protection of individuals' data privacy.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It encompasses various aspects pertaining to health data like data privacy, consent management, data sharing and protection.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">One of the main objectives of this draft policy is to provide adequate guidance and to set out a framework for the secure processing of personal and sensitive personal data of individuals who are a part of the national digital health ecosystem. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The ambitious NDHM programme was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this month during his Independence Day speech.</span><br />''