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