Dhaka, Jan. 24 -- The stage is set for millions of people of the country to have easy, quick and affordable access to medical services through mobile health programme.
It comes as a relief for many patients to get medical advice from qualified doctors before their condition worsens.
The availability of low-cost mobile phones and already broad coverage of mobile network have created an opportunity for mobile health providers to render services that would trigger development and improve public health.
Primary health care services using mobile devices ensures improved access to primary health care and its gate-keeping function leads to less hospitalization and less chance of patients being subjected to inappropriate health interventions.
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