The centres will be set up in partnership with RxDx Healthcare and Piramal Swasthya, the public health arm of Piramal Foundation
Bayer will be setting up 27 telemedicine centres in 12 districts across eight states in India over the next two years, through Bayer Foundation India. The centres will be set up in partnership with RxDx Healthcare and Piramal Swasthya, the public health arm of Piramal Foundation.
The key objectives of this endeavour are to establish a telehealth facility in the identified states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh to provide complete healthcare solutions via telehealth and conduct training and awareness sessions on health, hygiene and nutrition. In addition, medical camps will be conducted at regular intervals to create awareness on specific health aspects like breast cancer, diabetes, dermatology.
D Narain, President, South Asia and Global head of Smallholder Farming, Bayer said, “We believe, that the government’s goal to provide affordable access to healthcare for rural areas and the underserved sections of the society can be achieved through technology and innovative solutions. Telemedicine centres allow local communities to access some of the best healthcare practitioners, without having to travel long distances. Hence, with this project, we hope to provide comprehensive telemedicine solutions for local communities and develop the healthcare infrastructure in the identified locations.”
“The ‘Phygital’ PHCs aim to contribute to the spirit of ‘One India, One Health,’ to expand the essential health facilities of PHCs at block and village level by making free specialist consultation services, point-of-care testing, vitals screening and medication distribution available to rural communities,” Dr Sunita Maheshwari, trustee of Telerad Foundation and Founder of RxDx Healthcare.
