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Arogya Ghar (Kiosk-based clinics)

last updated Mar 2, 2012

Overview

Implementing organization: 
Sustainable Innovations Inc.
Implementation Partner(s): 
Indian Institute of Health Management and Research, Jaipur
Legal Status: 
Private (not-for-profit)
Year Launched: 
2008 (4 kiosks were started in Novemeber 2009)
Stage: 
Pilot/startup stage

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Donor
Funders: 
World Bank: Development Marketplace

Technology

Technology Used: 
Phones › Apps/Software, Phones › Internet, Phones › Video-conference, Computer, Other
Technology Purpose: 
Improving Data Management › Data Collection, Improving Diagnosis and Treatment

Scale

Number of Clients Served: 
40,000 villages, 27 million people (catchment area)
Summary: 

The objective of Arogya Ghar is to reduce the incidence of common ailments and preventable diseases through the establishment of kiosk-based, self-sustainable clinics in rural Rajasthan to provide affordable healthcare to poor populations.

Program goals/rationale: 

Rajasthan has some of the worst health indicators in India. Poverty prevents much of the population from accessing primary health care for common ailments or preventable diseases such as respiratory infection, reproductive tract infection, measles, malaria, pneumonia, minor injuries, and diarrhea. Though the government has instituted several health care programs, these programs have proven inadequate due to a chronic shortage trained medical staff and the lack of standardized treatment protocols for common ailments or preventable diseases.

Key program components: 

Arogya Ghar will deliver primary care for an average cost of $0.25 per visit – a price affordable for even the poorest. The cost saving is the result of an innovative method of delivering diagnostic information and training to health workers.

A system of computerized protocols will shorten the training time for health workers as well as overcome absenteeism to increase the pool of available healthcare workers and thereby make healthcare affordable.

In addition, the innovative computer kiosk system will provide simplified best practices and computerized disease protocols, as well as capture clinical demographic data. Arogya Ghar will benefit the 40,000 villages with vulnerable population exceeding 27 million inhabitants.

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