1. Telemedicine for Rural Population in Bangladesh
Prof.Dr. Jonaid Shafiq
Pain Medicine Specialist
Managing Director
Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital

2. Scope
Inadequate accessibility of rural people to referral category of service in healthcare system of Bangladesh.eg: On time specialist doctors advise, Laboratory & other investigation service , right treatment.
Lack of awareness about the availability of timely required specialist care in metro cities.
Confidence in their ability to use services without compromising privacy
Economic and good quality of treatment within capacity.

3. Method
Specialist doctors located at Dhaka or HQ center to response patients located at distant service center.
Primary care & secondary care connected to tertiary care center. That is Metro institutions connected to district & Upazila level institution.
Patient independently or local health attendant assisted communication with doctors at center.
Internet connectivity

4. Tele-Video Healthcare service for all by Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital(JBFH)
Tele-Video Healthcare Service program :Journey started in August 2008 in association with Channel I.
Tele-Video Healthcare Service program based on CSR program of JBFH around the country:
Krishaker Shasthya Sheba
Jibon Kheya
Prantic Manusher Shyasthya Sheba
Emergency Medical Response Team(EMRT):Aila, Sidr,etc.
ATN News Connecting Bangladesh

5. Glimpses from CSR activities

6. Prantic Manusher Sheba
Thank you

7. Vaccination

8. Shasthya mela

9. Krishaker Shasthya Sheba

10. Krishaker Shasthya Sheba

11. Patient coverage 38 remote villages attended by JBFH team
More than patients attended by specialist doctor
Blood test, Vaccination, First Aid program and free medicine supplied

12. Connectivity Centers Tele-Video center room at JBFH
External center at 10 villages done.
Dedicated phone numbers for patients call
Short listed patients through screening in Krishaker Shathya Sheba & Jibon Kheya program

13. Specialist doctors coverage
15 segments of specialist doctors at JBFH center.
200 patients attended from Dhaka center.
50 patients brought at JBFH for surgical intervention.

14. Glimpses from Tele-video medicine activities

15. Launching ceremony

16. Dhaka Center

17. Dhaka Center

18. Dhaka Center

19. Tele-video medicine: Village center

20. Tele-video medicine : Surgery at Dhaka center

21. Benefits Quality care received by patients at distant areas.
Proper treatment and required referral with due follow-up care at a economic cost.
Healthcare human resources at field level get exposure to current medical development.
Dissemination of knowledge to base level through specialist doctors

22. Constraint Slow internet connectivity and interrupted transmission
Absence of X-ray scanner, USG report and Laboratory tests
Less number of skilled medical assistant for communicating medical language after the session.
Follow up treatment

23. Future Plan
7 divisional head quarters connected to the specific zone district and Upazila level
Center connected to divisional head quarters by video conference .
Fiber optic connectivity
Surgery at distant level through video command.

24. Thank you