DoctorFromHome is a revolutionary online(Telehealth) service designed for both doctors and patients which uses our cutting edge technology for online video consult 24x7 to meet and exceed the local needs of our urban and rural population
doctHERs
Approach
Target geography
Target Population
Target income level
- Lower-middle income (20-40%)
Health focus
- Family planning and reproductive health
- Malaria and other vector borne diseases
- Maternal, newborn and child health
- Mental health
- Noncommunicable disease(s)
- Pharmacy services
- Primary care
- Tuberculosis
Summary
doctHERs is a novel healthcare marketplace that connects female doctors to millions of under served patients in real-time while leveraging online technology. doctHERs circumvents sociocultural barriers that restrict women to their homes, access to quality healthcare and inclusion in the profession.Program goals
DoctHERs aims to empower marginalized communities including both formal and informal working women by providing them with access to the tools of socioeconomic empowerment which include:
- Financial inclusion;
- Asset protection/insurance;
- Access to quality healthcare;
- Access to the workforce;
- Safe, dignified working environment.
The program aims to increase the participation of women in the workplace. It also aims to provide quality health care to underserved population in rural communities. The vision is to reduce neonatal, maternal and medical mortality rate by 50% in the target community using video consultation and CMW-assisted telehealth services.
Key program components
doctHERs provides employment opportunities to female physicians and provides internet-enabled video conferencing to urban/ rural populations via trained trusted Community Health Workers. doctHERs identifies highly populated and neglected (in terms of quality health care) urban slum/rural communities, located within or in the outskirts of Karachi. It then conducts active community mobilization in each target community (recruiting 10 lady health workers/CHWs in each community) and creates primary health care centers equipped with appropriate medical health care services tools.
doctHERs provides clinical and specialized software training to clinical management personnel, nurses, doctHERs and community mobilizers on how to use peripheral diagnostic tools. The program staff regularly monitors clinical processes, data entry procedures, and conduct audits to maintain optimal performance. doctHERs has created a tertiary health care referral system with a tertiary care hospital around each respective community, equipped with a lab collection point, visiting sonologist, family planning lab and a mini pharmacy.
Scale
Technology
Financials
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