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fetal heart rate monitoring would be provided.     UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH (TUVER PROJECT):

          Close to 70,000 consultations have been done.
                                                             University  of  Pittsburgh  has  recognized  Apollo
          The project is targeted to deliver 2000 consultations   TeleHealth  for  implementation  of  tele-clinic  at  Tuver
          on daily basis and cater to a population of 10 million.  village  in  association  with  De  HEaRT,  IIT  Madras,
                                                             Ahmedabad  University  and  Apollo  Telemedicine
                                                             Networking  Foundation.  Tuver,  one  of  the  under-
                                                             privileged villages in Gujarat, faces critical healthcare
                                                             issues  related  to  respiratory  system  and  has  a  very
                                                             high mortality rate due to scarcity of basic resources.


                                                             This  association  works  on  micro-grid  project
                                                             implementation  in  various  fields  to  provide  the  basic
                                                             amenities  including  power  to  households,  potable
                                                             water,  sanitation,  hygiene  and  health  education.    A
                                                             truly  unique  addition  is  the  provision  of  affordable,
                                                             accessible  technology  enabled  24/7  health  care  to
                                                             anyone,  anytime  anywhere  at  this  remote  site.  The
                                                             various  facilities  will  include  primary,  secondary  and
                                                             tertiary  healthcare  services,  on-site  pharmacy,
                                                             laboratory  services  and  health  literacy  programs  for
                                                             such  under-  served  people  who  lack  even  the  basic
                                                             amenities.


                                                             The Apollo Tele Clinic in Tuver will also have an Apollo
                                                             Tele  Health  and  Wellness  Centre  (ATHWC)  to
                                                             promote  health  literacy  and  transfer  knowledge  on
                                                             subjects related to wellness.























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