Bantayan and Camotes islands are a group of islands under the jurisdiction of Cebu province, located in the Visayas.
Dubbed as the RxBox, the portable device was specifically designed to cater to the needs of ‘doctor-less’ areas.
The device contains medical tools for taking a patient’s electrocardiogram or ECG, heart rate, blood, pulse rate and blood oxygenation. The device also has a tele-consultation feature allowing clinical experts located in the Philippine General Hospital in Manila to virtually inspect patients or assist rural doctors on how to better manage or treat their patients.
Furthermore, audio signals from a patient’s heart, lungs, and the abdomen can also be transmitted to clinical experts for them to diagnose the status of the patient from the health unit.
According to Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III, RxBox is perfect for the two islands because they don’t have doctors to analyse results of laboratory tests.
“By having it in place, sick residents no longer have to ride a boat to Cebu thereby saving time, money and any untoward effects travelling might do to their health,” he said.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): Clarice Africa
Quelle/Source: futureGov, 07.11.2013
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