Televideo healthcare service launched

Guests pose for photograph at the inaugural ceremony of Televideo Healthcare Service at a city hotel on Thursday. The service will enable people to consult with doctors through video round-the-clock.Photo: STAR

In a bid to reach healthcare service and health-related information to the doorstep of the people, Japan Bangladesh Friendship Hospital (JBFH) has initiated televideo healthcare service for all.
Televideo is a medium through which people can get 24-hour healthcare service by consulting with the doctors through video.
For this purpose, the JBFH has established a modern telehealth call centre on its premises where 75 doctors will be available round the clock to provide healthcare services.
The JBFH has been allocated two shortcodes (10600 and 10601 for farmers) from the BTRC and singed agreement with every operators and PSTN for telehealth services.
Agriculture and Water Resources Adviser Dr CS Karim inaugurated the televideo healthcare service for all at a programme at a city hotel on Thursday.
Chief adviser's Special Assistant for post and telecommunication ministry Brigadier General (retd) M A Malek, Telecommunication Secretary Iqbal Mahmud, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Chairman Maj Gen (retd) Manzurul Alam, National Professor Dr MR Khan, Director of Channel i Shykh Seraj, and representatives of all the mobile phone operators and PSTN Chief Executive Officers were present on the occasion.
Citycell in association with the JBHF organised the inaugural programme with the support of Zoom EV-DO technology.
Initiatives have also been taken to install 500 video telehealth consultation booths in and around the city.