mid-day 43rd anniversary special: Telemedicine, the new buzzword

I earn more than I did working at health centres or a hospital, and am able to spend more time on awareness programmes via social media,” Dr Titar said

For Dr Pankaj Titar, 32, who was at the forefront of the pandemic, treating Covid-19 patients at civic-run hospitals in Navi Mumbai, the birth of his telemedicine service was an accident. However, today, it is a first-of-its-kind telemedicine facility within Panvel Municipal Corporation limits, and a boon for working women and elderly people from across the neighbourhood and the country. “Through video calls, I would demonstrate to patients how to use a pulse oximeter. This would relieve the patient of unnecessary visits to the health centre for tests. Through telemedicine, I am able to cater to patients from even rural India. I earn more than I did working at health centres or a hospital, and am able to spend more time on awareness programmes via social media,” Dr Titar said.

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