Remote Patient Care in Rural Area

 


India, one of the world’s biggest countries and the largest democracy, has a rural population of around 70% of its total population. However, access to timely and quality care is severely lacking. In fact, the gap between need and provision is so wide that it’s a crisis that no other social sector matches. Healthcare services lean heavily towards the urban areas even though the population makes up only about 30% of the total population. This small number enjoys access to over 60% of hospital beds while the rural population has access to only a third. And, with the pandemic in full swing, rural areas are bearing the brunt as they scramble to tackle COVID-19 by banking on a fragile healthcare system.

Despite the doom and gloom, there’s a sliver of hope, and it's thanks to technology and digitization. 2020 has already seen digitization take healthcare by storm. The Indian government’s release of Telemedicine Practice Guidelines has also spurred growth as it has legalized telemedicine and teleconsultation.

Rise in Number of Telemedicine Users


According to a report by Practo:

  • Around 5 crore Indians chose online healthcare during the country-wide lockdown from March to May 2020.
  • 80% were first-time users of telemedicine.
  • 44% hailed from non-metro cities.

Another report by McKinsey Global Institute estimated that if telemedicine were to replace in-person consultations, India could save as much as $10 billion by 2025. With technology advancing rapidly, more companies are innovating wearable devices such as heart and blood sugar monitors and biosensors to help care providers monitor and dispense treatment to people in underdeveloped areas.


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