Kolkata: Sunderbans get a floating digital health clinic on Saturday, supported by software developed in conjunction with the University of Johan Hopkins and loaded with affordable diagnostic devices developed by IIT-Kharagpur and IIT-Guwahati.
The clinic also has doctors and other health professionals on motorized ship clinic ships engaged throughout the island to provide health care services.
The foundation initiative for innovation in health (FIH), two E-Health Land clinics in Gosaba and Maipith are also part of the project entitled ‘Uday: Choukathe Daktar’, with grants from FICCI.
“We, in FICCI, are proud to support this initiative,” said Deputy Secretary General FICCI NRANKAR SAXENA.
The FBI will also establish a training center for young people in allied medicine in mangroves.
“We have established 27 digital health clinics in various districts.
This time, we have set foot on the mangrove island,” said Satadal Saha who started FIH along with fellow Doctors Gr Vijaykumar.
HOSP Floating takes digital health services to Sunderbans
