TY - JOUR
AU - Khatun, Fatema
AU - Ahmed, Nizam Uddin
AU - Rahman, Habibur
AU - Roy, Sukhendu Shekhor
AU - Chowdhury, Shohorab Ahmed
AU - Rupayan Chowdhury
AU - Sheikh, Sifat Parveen
AU - Rasheed, Sabrina
AU - Reidpath, Daniel
PY - 2022
DA - July
TI - The Promise of Teleconsultation in the Era of Pandemic: A Case from Bangladesh
JO - Telemedicine and e-Health
DO - https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2021.0529
AB - Background:In 2016, the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) established a teleconsultation service calledShastho Batayonto increase access to physicians. During COVID-19 pandemic, health care access became limited due to movement restrictions. In response, GoB madeShastho Batayontoll free, publicized the number through media, increased the number of call center doctors, introduced automated messages on COVID-19 preventive measures, and developed a scoring system to classify risk groups for COVID-19.
PB - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
UR - https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/12789
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
KW - Digital health and technology
ER