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Andhra Pradesh
By Our Special Correspondent
This is the second such venture after inauguration of the telemedicine project in Karimnagar in August last. The Government will provide the basic hospital infrastructure, while the private partner will give access to Hyderabad-based specialists and superspecialists. It is part of the State Government's endeavour to bridge the deficiencies and reach quality medical services in the State through public-private sector participation. Apart from consultation services, the Telemedicine Centre at Eluru will soon offer hi-tech facilities like CT scan and colour doppler. These diagnostic facilities will be available at highly subsidised prices (Rs. 300 for a CT scan) for people living below the poverty line. The launch was marked by two consultations with cardiac surgeons at Apollo Hospital. In the first case, a five-day-old infant girl at Eluru was diagnosed as suffering from congenital heart defect due to failure of one ventricle. K. Sambamurthy, who specialises in paediatric cardiac surgery, advised transfer of the baby to Hyderabad for surgery. Another heart surgeon, V. Dixit, also tendered the same advice to a patient with unstable angina. Mr. Vidyadhar Rao narrated his personal experience when he suffered a cardiac arrest at Eluru sometime ago, following which a cardiologist had to be rushed from Hyderabad to treat him. He said a telemedicine facility at Eluru would be of immense help in such emergencies. He wanted improvement in the communication to facilitate transfer of images with higher resolution to assist the doctors in precise diagnosis. The DG of Medical and Health Services, K. Anji Reddy, speaking from Eluru, said the Karimnagar Telemedicine Centre, which was being managed by Apollo Hospitals, had performed more than 300 CT scans at a cost of Rs. 300 each. He disclosed that the Government is planning to establish a mini-cathlab at the Government hospital at Rajahmundry, which is being brought into the telemedicine network next month. There were also plans to provide connectivity between all Primary Health Centres and the district hospitals. The Director-Operations of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, Sangita Reddy, said the telemedicine centre would conduct regular continuing medical education programmes for doctors and health awareness programmes for the common people. The Eluru MLA, P. V. V. P. Krishna Rao, and others spoke.
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