Telemedicine for Rural Population in Bangladesh
Prof.Dr. Jonaid Shafiq Pain Medicine Specialist Managing Director Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital Scope Inadequate accessibility of rural people to referralcategory of service in healthcare system ofBangladesh.eg: On time specialist doctors advise,Laboratory & other investigation service , righttreatment. Lack of awareness about the availability of timelyrequired specialist care in metro cities. Confidence in their ability to use services withoutcompromising privacy Economic and good quality of treatment withincapacity. Method Specialist doctors located at Dhaka or HQ center toresponse patients located at distant service center. Primary care & secondary care connected to tertiarycare center. That is Metro institutions connected todistrict & Upazila level institution. Patient independently or local health attendantassistedcommunication with doctors at center. Internet connectivity Tele-Video Healthcare service for all by Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital(JBFH)
Tele-Video Healthcare Service program :Journeystarted in August 2008 in association with ChannelI. Tele-Video Healthcare Service program based onCSR program of JBFH around the country: Krishaker Shasthya Sheba Jibon Kheya Prantic Manusher Shyasthya Sheba Emergency Medical Response Team(EMRT):Aila,Sidr,etc. ATN News Connecting Bangladesh Glimpses from CSR activities Prantic Manusher Sheba
Thank you Vaccination Shasthya mela Krishaker Shasthya Sheba Krishaker Shasthya Sheba Patient coverage 38 remote villages attended by JBFH team
More than patients attended byspecialist doctor Blood test, Vaccination, First Aid programand free medicine supplied Connectivity Centers Tele-Video center room at JBFH
External center at 10 villages done. Dedicated phone numbers for patients call Short listed patients through screening inKrishaker Shathya Sheba & Jibon Kheyaprogram Specialist doctors coverage
15 segments of specialist doctors at JBFHcenter. 200 patients attended from Dhaka center. 50 patients brought at JBFH for surgicalintervention. Glimpses from Tele-video medicine activities Launching ceremony Dhaka Center Dhaka Center Dhaka Center Tele-video medicine: Village center Tele-video medicine : Surgery at Dhaka center Benefits Quality care received by patients at distant areas.
Proper treatment and required referral withdue follow-up care at a economic cost. Healthcare human resources at field level getexposure to current medical development. Dissemination of knowledge to base levelthrough specialist doctors Constraint Slow internet connectivity and interrupted transmission
Absence of X-ray scanner, USG report andLaboratory tests Less number of skilled medical assistant forcommunicating medical language after thesession. Follow up treatment Future Plan 7 divisional head quarters connected to thespecific zone district and Upazila level Center connected to divisional head quartersby video conference . Fiber optic connectivity Surgery at distant level through videocommand. Thank you