A Bangladeshi company is taking telemedicine to an innovative level, by promoting medical care among its two million overseas workers, many of whom have limited access to decent healthcare.
The Dhaka-based Telemedicine Reference Centre Ltd (TRCL), which innovated and successfully introduced telemedicine facility in Bangladesh for the local population, now plans to launch a similar service worldwide this April.
"For only US$1 (RM3.50), any Bangladeshi worker overseas, whether they are in Malaysia or the Gulf, can dial a local number to reach our 24/7 (24 hours, seven days a week) call centre to consult our doctors.
"No country can provide total healthcare for the migrant population, so we provide the consultation, whether its for common cold or stomach pain, and in serious cases, we refer to the nearest hospital in the (respective) country," TRCL founder and managing director Dr Sikder M. Zakir told Bernama.
TRCL, a brainchild of Dr Sikder, a physician himself, would collaborate with foreign telecommunication
The Dhaka-based Telemedicine Reference Centre Ltd (TRCL), which innovated and successfully introduced telemedicine facility in Bangladesh for the local population, now plans to launch a similar service worldwide this April.
"For only US$1 (RM3.50), any Bangladeshi worker overseas, whether they are in Malaysia or the Gulf, can dial a local number to reach our 24/7 (24 hours, seven days a week) call centre to consult our doctors.
"No country can provide total healthcare for the migrant population, so we provide the consultation, whether its for common cold or stomach pain, and in serious cases, we refer to the nearest hospital in the (respective) country," TRCL founder and managing director Dr Sikder M. Zakir told Bernama.
TRCL, a brainchild of Dr Sikder, a physician himself, would collaborate with foreign telecommunication
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