Credit: MedicSetu
Another initiative to provide free virtual home care for COVID-19 patients was launched in India last week.
India s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has joined forces with New York-listed tech firm Avaya and other groups to launch MedicSetu, a non-profit initiative providing online health consultations for patients under home quarantine.
WHY IT MATTERS
According to a press statement, MedicSetu aims to raise patient access to health care services while easing the burden on stretched resources at healthcare institutions . India is still battling an overwhelming second wave of COVID-19 infections which pushed its case count to over 28 million with around 326,000 deaths as of end-May, according to data from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.
In light of the current healthcare emergency facing India, Avaya has joined hands with a group of non-profit organizations and doctors to rapidly improve COVID-19 patients' access to free healthcare while easing the stress on hospitals and clinics struggling with patient care.
Avaya Innovation enables free medical consultations through MedicSetu
Avaya Innovation enables free medical consultations through MedicSetu
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Avaya, a global leader in solutions to enhance and simplify communications and collaboration, has joined hands with a group of non-profit organisations and doctors to rapidly improve COVID-19 patients’ access to free healthcare while easing the stress on hospitals and clinics struggling with patient care.
Created by Avaya and I-Novate in collaboration with MySenior Doctors, the platform acts as a virtual out-patient department, using the Avaya Spaces workstream collaboration solution to connect patients directly to doctors in private virtual rooms. The non-profit organisations Rotary India, Arogya Foundation of India, and the Manav Mitra Foundation also contribute to the initiative.