e-Health, 2009
VIDUSUWA – A PATIENT CENTRIC E-HEALTH SOLUTION FOR A DEVELOPING COUNTRY

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

The project is based on the concept of a patient centric approach in utilizing ICT and providing a working model developed solely by Sri Lankan professionals in the IT and health sectors. Vidusuwa benefits patients seeking specialized heathcare, who do not have access to specialists (consultants) in rural hospitals of Sri Lanka. Pilot project was implemented successfully and eConsultations are happening between the e-Consultation Centre and the  e-clinics.  E-Consultations in the surgical clinics are conducted every week with the surgical consultant from the e-Consultation Centre. It is an attempt to provide the benefits of modern medicine to the last mile person.

JUROR’S EVALUATION

Vidusuwa in Colombo is all about providing tele-medicine facilities to the remote areas of Sri Lanka. In a war ravaged country which is rebuilding itself, providing extended healthcare facilities to every section of the society is a complex challenge. The start of telemedicine offers to deliver health services at a minimal cost. The needy patients living in far flung areas can now avail the expert guidance of the best brains in the medical industry. People can benefit sitting at their homes, thus saving cost. Vidusuwa is recognized as a pioneering effort in a country dealing with political & social turmoil.

 

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RAJIV AAROGYASRI COMMUNITY HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Rajiv-Aarogyasri_AwardRajiv Aarogyasri Health Insurance Scheme originates from the mission of providing quality and affordable healthcare to the below poverty line population. The ‘Rajiv Aarogyasri Community Health Insurance Scheme’ was launched on 1st April 2007 in three districts on pilot basis and later extended it throughout Andhra Pradesh covering 1.65 crore Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. The scheme provides financial protection and quality medical care to BPL population for treatment of major surgical and therapeutic procedures requiring hospitalization. The mode of implementation is Public Private Partnership.

JUROR’S EVALUATION

Rajiv Aarogyasri Health Insurance Scheme in Andhra Pradesh, India has taken a lead in extending quality and affordable healthcare facilities to the downtrodden sections of the society. Providing basic healthcare in a large country like India has always been a good governance challenge. Lakhs of people are being benefited from this scheme currently in Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the largest health care schemes ever undertaken by a state government and other states are looking to replicate it too.

 

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CUSTODIAL HEALTHCARE THROUGH SATELLITE

RODUCT DESCRIPTION

Custodial-Healthcare_AwardWith a vision to make the prisoners healthy and disease free, Ahmedabad Central Prison has added a new facet to custodial health care by inaugurating a Tele-Medicine in the Prison campus with the collaboration of SAC, ISRO, Apollo Hospitals . ISRO volunteered to link the Prison with Apollo Hospitals, Ahmedabad through satellite links. Apollo hospital volunteered to make the facility available to the Prison Department free of cost. With the opening of the Tele-Medicine Centre, an inmate can be immediately treated with the targeted remedial measures based on the initial medical examination at the time of his admission to the Prison. This will put an end to the wait for prompt tests of a prisoner in the Government hospitals.

JUROR’S EVALUATION

Launched in Ahmedabad, India, Custodial Healthcare through Satellite (Tele-Medicine) is an experimental concept, which is based on the issues of human rights and security concerns for jail inmates. Prison inmates are often a neglected lot, particularly when it comes to their healthcare. Mr. Keshav Kumar, IG Prisons, Gujarat Government, took a unique initiative of providing quality healthcare in the jail itself. He tied up with Apollo Hospital for health consultation and ISRO for Satellite link communication. Thus, probably, the world’s first ever tele-medicine centre started functioning right inside a jail.

 

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