A network of medical doctors will be attending to various healthcare needs of Nigerians through a mobile technology platform when they dial 0700DOCTORS on their mobile phones without any charges.
At the programme launch yesterday in Abuja, Dr Hadassah Iwuono said that with ‘Phone a Doctor’, things have to be better in the healthcare sector.
She added that the programme by ChitHub Medical Solutions is like healing from a distance.
“The greatest impact of telemedicine is on the patients, their families and their communities. Using Phone a Doctor reduces travel time and related stresses for the patient,” she said.
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The technology developer and chief executive of the firm, Engr Michael Agbobo, said that in a country where doctor-to-patient ratio is greater than 5,000 and healthcare facilities are grossly inadequate, the service aims to provide real time healthcare support to improve the industry and save lives. “I’m not saying we are solving all the problems but at least, we are part of the solution. There must be a more creative way of solving our healthcare problems.
“Phone a Doctor is a telemedicine service with lots of channels that you use to get access to the same kind of service that any other person can get anywhere in the world.
“Our vision is to make healthcare affordable, available and accessible to as many people as we can and I think the best channel to do this is technology,” Agbobo said.
ith over 100 million mobile phone users, the firm said it hopes to bridge the gap in health care delivery. “What we are doing is just more than a call centre; we are getting doctors, hospitals, diagnostic centres, laboratories, drug prescriptions, drug delivery and remote clinic operations,” he said.
Agbobo added, “The service is truly free for now until we understand the best approach that will make the service affordable, available and accessible.
By: Winifred Ogbebo and Victor Okeke
Leadership News
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