Over 8,800 Patients Benefited in 20 Days From Chief Minister’s Telehealth Initiative “Sehat Dehleez”; Free Medicines Delivered to Homes

Over 5,500 Calls for Medical Consultation in a Single Day on 7 November; Average Call Answer Time Recorded at 57 Seconds: PPHI Balochistan Report

QUETTA (Daily Qudrat Quetta): Encouraging results are emerging from the digital telehealth programme “Sehat Dehleez,” launched under the special vision of Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti and with the cooperation of the provincial government, under the management of PPHI Balochistan (PPHI-B). Under the programme, residents of the province’s remote areas are being provided free medical consultation with expert doctors and medicines while sitting at home.

According to the data released, a total of 8,815 citizens were provided telehealth services during the past 20 days, while on 7 November alone, a record 5,528 patients had online examinations through the service.

According to the report, the average time for a patient’s call to connect was merely 57 seconds, while the average duration of a doctor’s detailed consultation was recorded at 7 minutes and 2 seconds. Under this modern system, 86.8 percent of patients were regularly delivered authentic medicines and prescriptions at their doorstep, while in complicated cases patients were immediately referred to teaching and major hospitals.

According to PPHI, citizens can easily benefit from this free service through the Google Play Store and the web portal sehat.pphib.org.