Rajasthan: Retired defence doctors to provide online consultation | Jaipur News

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JAIPUR: Ex-defence doctors has started providing online consultation on e-Sanjeevani OPD for the people of Rajasthan from Monday.
While this facility kicked off in Uttar Pradesh three days ago, the service by retired Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) personnel has been extended to Rajasthan based on good response.
E-Sanjeevani OPD is a central flagship telemedicine platform developed by the Centre for Development of Advance Computing (C-DAC), Mohali, under the aegis of the ministery of health and family welfare. It provides free consultations to any Indian citizen. However, with Covid cases surging, the demand for doctors has gone up while the supply has reduced due to doctors being pulled out for Covid ward duties. This is where the defence veterans are stepping in to help, said officials.
The medical branch of HQ Integrated Defence Staff is providing telemedicine service for the serving and retired defence personnel and has coordinated with MoHFW and NIC to roll out this ex-defence OPD for civilian patients.
“There has been a good response from retired defence doctors and more are expected to join soon. Subsequently, a separate Nationwide Ex-Defence Doctors OPD is envisaged. Their vast experience and expertise will help the larger clientele to obtain consultation from their homes and tide over the crisis,” said an official.
Apart from this, the Indian Air Force (IAF) airlifted two empty cryogenic oxygen containers from Jodhpur to Jamnagar on Sunday. While empty tankers are being flown in the C-17 aircraft, the filled ones are being brought via road as liquid oxygen cannot be flown. The IAF has ordered 24×7 readiness of the entire heavy lift fleet and substantial numbers of the medium lift fleets to operate in a hub and spoke model. Presently eight C-17, four IL-76, eight C130, 20 AN-32, 10 DO-228 Dornier aircraft and 20 helicopters have been tasked for Covid duty. Aircrew for all fleets have been augmented to ensure round-the-clock operations.