Arun Prakash - MPS Limited

Arun Prakash GoyalSr. Vice President MPS Limited

The Problem Statement

• Recent Indian census estimates reveal that the health worker density in rural areas is 11 per 10,000 people compared in 42 in urban areas.

• 31% of the population travel more than 30kms seeking healthcare in rural India.

• Reports show that rural healthcare expenditure has been increasing at an annual rate of 13.3%.

The Solution• Provide affordable healthcare consultation by connecting doctors and patients globally

on the internet

• A local centre equipped with electronic diagnostic equipment like stethoscope, ECG, Otoscope, Sphygmomanometer, Ophthalmoscope, thermometer etc. (basic kit) will be made available at rural / local centers to record basic diagnostics.

– System will be placed in rural / local centers where any trained operator (not necessarily a doctor) can record the readings, symptoms and upload into the system.

– Doctors who enroll into the program will have access to this data to offer consultation.

– For example doctors, willing to do social service, from across the globe will be available on the net at specified timings for people to log-on and get consultation. Fee could be as nominal as Rs 5/consultation. The consultation could be via skype on e-transmission networkProvide affordable healthcare consultation by connecting doctors and patients globally on the internet

The Solution

Internet

Central server D

OCTOR

Medical kit

Solution – Functionality

Enable patients to search for specialists in

areas of Allopathy,

Homeopathy, Ayush

Book

appointments

Consult doctors

using the video

conferencing link

Enrollment of doctors to

provide consultations

Enrollment of

patients to

derive

consultation

Carry physical

inspection with

the help of

paramedic/local doctor

The Constraints

• Availability of Internet at specified timings (Electrical power). But this can be addressed through Solar energy based power supply

• Availability of the doctors at specified timings

Implementation Steps

• In the initial stage a pilot is proposed to be conducted in small community at locations with Vodafone network.

• Doctors with different specializations can be available on specific timings across different locations

• People can log on to the network for general consultation as well

• In critical cases where guidance is required, the data can be pulled by central server which can be hosted at Vodafone cloud servers and data can be available to specialists

Implementation – Phase 1- Web Application

Technologies Used

• Vodafone Internet connectivity• Vodafone Video Conferencing• Web and Mobile Application• Vodafone cloud services

Outcomes

• Approximately 70% of India’s population , which amounts to 833 million people live in 636,000 villages. Our system aims to provide high quality healthcare consultation to this huge population.

• Help doctors increase their social impact in rural and remote locations.

• Create a database of medical history of rural patients.• Trained operators locally can connect with doctors on the net• Can be hubs for immunization programs whenever needed• Will help improve mortality and health of people • The network can be extended to provide Legal Help

Thank you