Telemedicine makes it possible for patients to receive medical care, advice, education, monitoring, and admissions online while delivering health-related services and information. Telemedicine is now a necessity, especially in the advent of the COVID-19 Pandemic and is an important space that requires original ideas and innovation. Upjeevika established a platform for imaginative ideas with the …
India is the land of philanthropy. Indian children grow up with stories of mythical kings who donated their kingdoms as acts of self-sacrifice. Religious and charitable institutions have been working to uplift people for centuries. We even have success stories of cooperatives like Amul which have existed since the 1950s. But even with this rich …
COVID-19 has presented us with an opportunity. Yes, it’s an unprecedented challenge, and our country has had to face dreadful horrors. But, it also brings us an opportunity to finally provide adequate, equitable access to healthcare for all. It also brings us an opportunity not just to save lives but also to create new livelihoods. …
Making telemedicine a success will take much more than good tech Read More »
How has your life changed in the past year and a half? Are you now working from home? Did you have to cancel travel or holiday plans? Any disruption will seem minor against disruptions seen in the health sector. Throughout the world, health services collapsed under the burden of COVID-19. In India, regional disparities made …
Next revolution of telemedicine in India hinges on its ASHA workers Read More »
Imagine working 13-hour straight a day, in dangerous conditions, without any security or benefits. That’s a glimpse of how an Indian truck driver works a day in his life. Trucking accounts for over 60% of the freight traffic in the country and is core to the growth of the supply chain sector, without which the development of …
Trucking in the Pandemic: Driving change in Supply Chain Read More »