To provide primary healthcare in remote areas of Odisha that lack doctors, the state government on Tuesday signed an agreement with a private healthcare service provider to set up 102 digital dispensaries in 23 districts of the state.
The dispensaries aim to provide primary healthcare services, such as doctor consultations and basic investigations for infectious diseases, using a telemedicine network.
An agreement was signed on Tuesday between the state health and family department and Kolkata-based Glocal Healthcare Systems in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Health Minister Pratap Jena.