Access to health is one of the fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution over the world. However, almost 50% of the world’s 7.5 billion people is forced to live at underserved locations without access to basic healthcare and health education and public health measures, due to a multitude of reasons. This results in accumulation of diseases among the most vulnerable segment, delayed presentation and intervention, and consequent need of specialty treatment at high secondary and tertiary cost and health-related poverty shocks. Read more..
one key area of focus of the CRTDH is supporting the growth and development of precision manufacturing of innovative medical devices through emerging micro-small-medium scale Industrial enterprises so that India can reduce their massive burden of imported healthcare technologies and spread the technology availability in the last-mile. The CRTDH has already established a template pilot plant to promote indigenously developed healthcare technologies for rural healthcare- solving a major problem for the common people, fostering manufacturing growth, creating rural jobs, and introducing advanced technologies into the ambit of public health. Read more..
The CRTDH & its implementation partner, FIH, has pioneered clusters of technology-enabled e-health clinics in remote villages where even primary healthcare centers do not function. This has fostered a silent socio-economic revolution where certified community health-workers deliver healthcare-support to last-mile populations. Large numbers of rural women have been trained to work as an interface between the patient, ‘remote’ doctor and the invented frugal diagnostic-technologies, enabling the establishment of their self-esteem and sustainable livelihood in the process.
Empowered by a ‘primary-care software’, this has led to all-in-one real-time data-driven clinical decision support system allowing for screening and risk-assessment of patients vetted by remote doctors to ensure high-quality evidence-based tailor-made advice. These centres make genuine medicines available to the rural population (where spurious medicines are sold in an unchecked manner), deliver basic physiotherapy services, undertake school & community-based health education and awareness activities; including manufacturing of simple health products such as Sanitizer, Face mask, Oral Rehydration Salts, Sanitary Napkins etc. Read more..
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Available pilot plant and laboratories at CRTDH facility for research, MSME training and prototype development