Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday held a discussion regarding the promotion of telemedicine and vaccination coverage with representatives of Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh. “Today, held a meeting with the eastern states of the country regarding the coronavirus situation.
Discussions were held on the promotion of telemedicine, vaccination and compliance with Covid-19 rules and other aspects," said Mandaviya after the meeting. “Central and state governments are working together for corona management.
I believe we will work unitedly in future also," he added. The minister had earlier on Friday conducted a high-level meeting with southern states and union territories, and stressed upon e-Sanjeevani, teleconsultation, monitoring home isolation patients and increasing RT-PCR testing in states, which are reporting lower percentage testing.
Stressing the role that teleconsultation and telemedicine have played in the country to serve the far-flung regions and those in home isolation, Mandaviya advised the states to focus on ramping up opening of more teleconsultation centres as part of the ‘Hub and Spoke Model’ for better public health management, a statement issued by the Health Ministry said. “The teleconsultation centres will help us not only during the Covid pandemic but also for non-Covid medical care," he said.