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RBSK and Telemedicine Program gave Krishna new life

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26 Jul 17
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Udaipur The five-year-old Krishna, a resident of Kamla Nagar in Udaipur, could not speak to anyone about his condition due to physical disability. Her mother Shobha says that she tried very hard to treat the child, in the treatment spent a lot. But the National Child Health Program has brought a new life to my child..
According to doctors, through online telemedicine & consultation treatment became even easier. There is a lot of improvement in condition of the child. They convey thanks to the State Governments National Child Health Program, the Telemedicine Program.
Under the National Child Health Program, Dr. Sonal and Dr. Komal, involved in they tested Krishnas health in Anganwadi last month&. Brought DEIC of the satellite hospital of Udaipur-Chandpole.
In the DEIC, Dr. Aarif Mohammad examined the health of the child and in this regard, and taken advise with Dr. Sampath Kothari and Mira Damor According to Dr. Sampat, the child is suffering from neurometer disorder and clubfoot. Dr. Kothari, while looking at Krishnas disease, through the telemedicine, consulted to specialist doctor Dr. Munish Kakkar at the state level.
He said that through the online discussion, the child is being treated through Physiology and Speech Therapy. There is a lot of improvement in condition of the child. Regular treatment will make him healthy soon. It is worth mentioning that in the telemedicine service started with the aim of providing quality specialist medical services to the patients in less time and less expenditure, it has been started in district hospitals, sub-divisional hospitals and satellite hospitals.
Health Secretary and Mission Director, National Health Mission, Shri Naveen Jain informed that in the first phase of Telemedicine project, this service has been started by linking 51 medical institutes of the remote areas to the Central server established by Jaipur. A total of 51 institutes, including 30 district hospitals, 17 sub-division hospitals and 4 satellite hospitals, have been added to the 100 medical institutions targeted at the Central site created in Jaipur. Expert medical services are being provided at the time fixed on the Central Site. Orthopedic, PMR, gastroenterologist, ecologist, endocrinologist, skin and VDIi, cardiologist, nephrologists’, from 8 am to 8 pm, Gynecologist, Pediatrician, General Physician, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The services of neurologist and urologist specialists are now available. He said that the equipment installed on these medical institutes equipped with Telemedicine services are available in digital ECG, digital stethoscope, digital dermoscope, BP equipment, pulse ox meter, thermometer and scanner etc.

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