COVID-19 surge: States working towards rolling out special home isolation OPDs
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Under this scheme, sufferers may be screened remotely for the pandemic by ultimate yr MBBS college students, says Health Ministry.
Some States have been working towards rolling out special home isolation OPDs whereby the sufferers can be screened for COVID-19, and for distant screening functions States have been planning to have interaction ultimate yr MBBS college students, stated a Health Ministry assertion on Thursday.
While the ultimate listing of States implementing this scheme has not been launched but, the Ministry stated that owing to the growing load of instances, in a couple of States eSanjeevaniOPD was being
eSanjeevani consultations
Tamil Nadu is the primary to document over 10 lakh consultations on eSanjeevani.
The Ministry of Defence too had roped in veterans of Armed Forces Medical Services to offer their providers to the general public in chosen States, stated the Ministry.
It added that in round a bit over one yr eSanjeevani, had served greater than 50 lakh (greater than half a crore) sufferers.
“Patient to Doctor remote consultation services were rolled out in April 2020 while the OPDs in the country were closed during first lockdown. The eSanjeevani initiative is operational in 31 States/Union Territories in the country and daily around 40,000 patients across the country are using this contactless and risk-free modality of healthcare services delivery,” stated the Ministry.
“At a centre in Mohali, the creators of eSanjeevani are working towards adding another innovative feature in eSanjeevaniOPD that will enable roll out of NationalOPDs on eSanjeevaniOPD. These NationalOPDs will enable doctors to offer remote health services to patients in any part of the country. This will, to some extent help in addressing the challenges like shortage and uneven distribution of doctors and specialists in various regions of the country,” added the Ministry.
Leading 10 States when it comes to adoption (variety of consultations) of eSanjeevani are Tamil Nadu (10,44,446), Karnataka (9,36,658), Uttar Pradesh (8,42,643), Andhra Pradesh (8,35,432), Madhya Pradesh (2,50,135), Gujarat (2,40,422), Bihar (1,53,957), Kerala (1,27,562), Maharashtra (1,27,550) and Uttarakhand (1,03,126).
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