Under the new initiative, infrastructural changes will be made at the Community Paramedic’s (CP) chamber to support this program for the patients in the rural areas
Tribune Desk
Publish : 23 Jan 2022, 04:44 PMUpdate : 20 Feb 2022, 11:33 AM
Digital Hospital, the pioneer of digital health in Bangladesh, has recently come up with a new initiative in collaboration with Swisscontact, an independent non-profit organization, to introduce a new program for people living in remote areas to ensure access to specialized healthcare advice.
Under the new initiative, infrastructural changes will be made at the Community Paramedic’s (CP) chamber to support this program for the patients in the rural areas, reads a press release.
The CP will refer to various e-specialists after analyzing the need, help connect with a specialized doctor who will consult through video call and provide expert prescriptions and recommendations. Multiple Specialists will be available in this program.
In pilots during six months of 2021, Digital Hospital has already provided over 8,000 specialist consultations with gynaecology, cardiology, medicine specialists – and this scale up with Swisscontact will bring the service to many more rural communities.
Together, DH and Swisscontact have the objective to ensure quality healthcare for all and help close the health care gap between the rich and poor, the rural and urban, because everyone deserves good health.
To reduce access gaps, minimize overcrowding of tertiary health care centres and strengthen the local healthcare system, Digital Hospital along with Swisscontact brought in this new program from December 10, 2021.
This program is also intended to reduce the financial burden of the patients by reducing the time and cost associated with travelling across the country to access healthcare services.
Co-Founder and CCO of Digital Hospital Andrew Smith said: "For most families and communities in Bangladesh, they need to make a long, expensive journey to Dhaka to access specialist medical advice.”
“Now, we are bringing those specialist doctors to the local Community Paramedic in their local area. This will broaden healthcare access and democratize who can consult with a specialist doctor and contribute to the government’s efforts of building a Digital Bangladesh,” Smith added.
Digital Hospital collaborates with Swisscontact
Under the new initiative, infrastructural changes will be made at the Community Paramedic’s (CP) chamber to support this program for the patients in the rural areas
Digital Hospital, the pioneer of digital health in Bangladesh, has recently come up with a new initiative in collaboration with Swisscontact, an independent non-profit organization, to introduce a new program for people living in remote areas to ensure access to specialized healthcare advice.
Under the new initiative, infrastructural changes will be made at the Community Paramedic’s (CP) chamber to support this program for the patients in the rural areas, reads a press release.
The CP will refer to various e-specialists after analyzing the need, help connect with a specialized doctor who will consult through video call and provide expert prescriptions and recommendations. Multiple Specialists will be available in this program.
In pilots during six months of 2021, Digital Hospital has already provided over 8,000 specialist consultations with gynaecology, cardiology, medicine specialists – and this scale up with Swisscontact will bring the service to many more rural communities.
Together, DH and Swisscontact have the objective to ensure quality healthcare for all and help close the health care gap between the rich and poor, the rural and urban, because everyone deserves good health.
To reduce access gaps, minimize overcrowding of tertiary health care centres and strengthen the local healthcare system, Digital Hospital along with Swisscontact brought in this new program from December 10, 2021.
This program is also intended to reduce the financial burden of the patients by reducing the time and cost associated with travelling across the country to access healthcare services.
Co-Founder and CCO of Digital Hospital Andrew Smith said: "For most families and communities in Bangladesh, they need to make a long, expensive journey to Dhaka to access specialist medical advice.”
“Now, we are bringing those specialist doctors to the local Community Paramedic in their local area. This will broaden healthcare access and democratize who can consult with a specialist doctor and contribute to the government’s efforts of building a Digital Bangladesh,” Smith added.
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