Lahore: The Digital Pakistan Initiative and BIMA recently agreed to use the latter’s telemedicine services for novel coronavirus management — a news source reported. As per the publication, the deal was signed between Digital Pakistan Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Tania Aidrus and BIMA Pakistan CEO Murtaza Khalil Hassan.
Reportedly, as per the agreement, the current practice of forwarding all suspect cases to the public health facilities may pose a threat of further spreading the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to minimize that policy, BIMA’s telemedicine services will serve to triage and provide initial advice and management to the suspected cases.
The option will allow users to call qualified doctors over
the phone round the clock from the safety of their homes. The users will be
able to access a link to the coronavirus information and management page owned
by BIMA, where they will be able to fill a form to provide basic information
regarding their history and condition. This will lead to a call-back by BIMA’s
trained telemedicine agents who will triage the patients on the basis of the
symptoms. Upon confirmation that the patient may be symptomatic, the call will
be forwarded to qualified doctors.
