State-of-the-art telemedicine mobile clinic launched for remote hilly areas of Jammu and Kashmir


Central Science and Technology (Independent Charge); Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for the Prime Minister's Office, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, today launched Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled state-of-the-art telemedicine mobile clinic “Arogya-Doctors On” for the remote hilly areas of Ramnagar in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. Wheels”. He said that the latest advanced tele-clinic is powered by artificial intelligence to provide healthcare facilities in remote areas of the region where such facilities are either not available or inadequately available.

He told that “Arogya” works on such a modern method in which a patient can describe his disease or problem in his native language and the AI doctor understands that language and responds to the patient in the same language. He said, the patient is then connected to one of the leading super specialists of the country as this telemedicine hospital has been linked with some of the leading hospitals of the country. Later, a complete body profile and examination of the patient is done. The prescription is provided to the patient within approximately 40 to 50 minutes. He said that the patient is treated free of cost.

He appealed to the local people to take maximum advantage of this facility. He said that through this latest super specialty hospital, doctors are now reaching their doorsteps.
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Author: Laxman R