India’s Union Minister Parshottam Rupala launched a pilot project on telemedicine services, to be operated by AIIMS Raipur through NCDC for members of the fisheries cooperatives under the central sector flagship program the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) on Monday.
Members of fisheries cooperatives in Chhattisgarh would now avail medical facilities including consultations with doctors from AIIMS, Raipur. The project would ensure people would be able to approach health specialists of AIIMS, Raipur from their remote locations through telemedicine facility, said Rupala after handing over a cheque for the Rs 50 lakh project to Dr Nitin M. Nagarkar, Director and CEO of the AIIMS Raipur to kickstart the pilot project.
According to the union minister, telehealth services have tremendous potential in India where healthcare facilities are heavily concentrated in urban cities while those in remote areas like villages and coastal areas remain deprived of such benefits.
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