Bangladesh Social Enterprise Project - Bangladesh Enterprise Institute

S h a s t h o
Transforming Healthcare Delivery through
Community‐based Entrepreneurs using an
Innovative Approach to Mobile Telemedicine
The overall aim of the project is to alleviate health‐related sufferings and reduce mortality in underserved
communities of Bangladesh through an innovative entrepreneurial health‐worker model. The
goals of the project are to:
1. Increase health outcomes and reduce mortality/morbidity/disability through timely
interventions
2. Develop a self‐sustaining model through which entrepreneurial community healthworkers
can provide affordable, high quality, standardized and equitable services in remote
communities
3. Enable development organizations, donors and governments be more proactive in
making strategic health interventions by giving themreliable access to health data on a realtime
and regular basis
How technology enables efficient health consultation in the absence of doctors:
Benefits for stakeholders:
Stakeholder
Rural patients
Doctors
Top Pharmaceuticals
Specialist Hospitals
Governments/NGOs/
Donors
Benefit
Quality health consultation, access to quality medicines, and health
information right at their doorsteps. Referrals only for complicated cases.
Can serve rural communities while staying in urban centers. Can use free
time to earn additional income, while not forgoing existing job
Increased access to rural medicines market
Increased referrals
Access to health related statistics and surveillance data in real time enabling
real time interventions
For further information, please contact Mr. Mridul Chowdhury at (mc@clickdiagnostics.com)