In order to compensate shortage of doctors, the state government is soon going to introduce SMS-based medicine prescription. The activity is in pipeline and is expected to roll from October 2. The medicines will be provided free of cost from government health centres on showing the message received from identified mobile phone. Joint director (Health) Dr Sharad Pandit said, “The scheme is in pipeline however the details are yet to come.”
According to the sources, recently senior officers of health department held a meeting with doctors and experts of AIIMS Bhopal. The aim of bringing in the facility is to increase the reach on healthcare services in far flung areas. The service will help patients getting free consultancy from government doctors on phone and SMS sent by them through their identified mobile number will be treated as prescription to get free medicines and test at the nearest hospital and health care centre.
Though the facility was appreciated by the doctors’ community, they believed physical examination is important for better understanding. “The service will save time and money of the patient as they will need not to go to hospital for consultation. However, there are chances of misuse of the service for collecting free medicines,” said a doctor.
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