PRINCE KUMAR
Ranchi, April 12: The rising temperatures even before summer peaks, clubbed with climate change, Covid-19, bad lifestyle, and rising health issues form a vicious cycle that needs to be broken soon, especially when one talks about sustainable living.
As the temperature is rising in the city, people are also getting affected by seasonal diseases. Many people are getting sick due to dehydration, heatstroke, sunburn, exhaustion and other issues.
Amid the soaring temperature, there are many people who are unable to go to the doctor for treatment. For them, the telemedicine service ‘104’ is proving a boon.
People of the city are taking advantage of this telemedicine service started by the Jharkhand government. As soon as one gets sick, the person can dial 104 and get the treatment sitting at home and can also get medicine prescriptions by expert doctors for summer health issues.
According to several doctors in the city, unsupervised medicine can have several health impacts on the body which may not come to the fore in near future but have long term impacts on the body.
“Taking unsupervised medicine can cause huge damage to kidneys which will not be known by the patient in the early stage. It is always admirable to take medicines under the guidance of a doctor,” an expert said.
The 104 telemedicine consultation service operated by the Jharkhand government was started in 2014 by the then Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Health Minister Rajendra Singh.
The telemedicine consultation service started by the Jharkhand government in 2014 has served around 55 lakh people of the state in the past eight years through the toll-free number.
This service is proving to be a boon for the people of the state. The 104 telemedicine service operated by Piramal Swasthya has a team of 8 doctors. These doctors work in three shifts to give counselling to the patients.
On dialling the number 104, the doctors and paramedical personnel sitting in the Health Information Center give medical information. This facility is available to the people of the state 24 hours a day. Here patients are also provided with information related to illness, information on medicines and about the nearest health centre.
In 104 telemedicine services, between December 15 and January 17, 1.67 lakh people in the state have called for medical advice. At the same time, 6500 people have consulted the doctor through video calls. Every day around 5160 people have called for telemedicine service.
