The space organisation will extend telemedicine network at all district hospitals of Jharkhand. Under this project, specialised doctors of reputable city hospitals will be able to treat patients residing in remote places.
Isro chairman G. Madhavan Nair, who is also the secretary of the department of space, Government of India told The Telegraph that the project would be a 50:50 venture between the state and the Centre. Jharkhand, being a backward state, has been given preference over the other states in the project.
“The database of patients at district hospitals will be put in the network connected through satellite. Doctors working in metros cannot travel to districts, but they can suggest medicines to the patients after scanning the data,” said Nair, who was in Ranchi today to act as the chief guest for XIX convocation of Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra.
Nair added that Isro would be offering the service in collaboration with Jharkhand Space Application Centre (JSAC). JSAC director A.T. Jeyaseelan said such a project was in the pipeline and a final nod from the state was awaited.
“Isro has already established a main hub for telemedicine at RIMS in Ranchi. The plan is to connect all city medical colleges and hospitals and district hospitals through the main hub, which is ultimately linked to an Isro satellite,” said Jeyaseelan.
The JSAC director added a mobile van having telemedicine facilities would also go on a round of the remote villages.
Isro is further considering to offer tele-education services at remote schools.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Amit Gupta
Quelle/Source: The Calcutta Telegraph, 30.03.2009
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