The Ranchi District Administration in collaboration with the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday launched an online medical consultation facility to ensure that the city residents can get help over their mobile phones from renowned specialist doctors in the State capital during the ongoing lockdown.
The Government has roped in more than a dozen doctors for the purpose. These doctors have volunteered to provide consultation over WhatsApp –through chats, voice calls and video calls– to people in need of medical assistance, officials from the Jharkhand chapter of IMA said.
The list of doctors involved in the campaign includes Physicians, ENT specialists, Gynaecologists, Ophthalmologists, Psychiatrists and even Plastic Surgeons. According to a document released by the district administration, some of the most renowned city doctors like Dr. Anant Sinha and Dr. Bibhuti Kashyap are in the panel of doctors who will be providing this service.
"Since people are not allowed to move out, we are trying our level best to provide most of the essential services either online or to their doorsteps," said Ranchi Deputy Commissioner Rai Mahimapat Ray.
Meanwhile, the administration on Wednesday also launched Jhar Haat – an online vegetable, fruit and grocery delivery system.
This service enables city residents to place orders over WhatsApp and get vegetables, fruits and grocery delivered at home for a delivery charge of Rs.45.
The service is also available for rural residents of Ranchi with an additional delivery charge of Rs.20, officials said.
The Ranchi District Administration on Wednesday distributed masks and soaps among the members of the Birhor tribe –a Particularly Vulnerable Tribe Group (PVTG) in Jharkhand– and also spread awareness among the members of the tribe about COVID-19, a press communique said.
According to 2011 census, the Birhor population in Jharkhand is 10, 726.
The population of the tribe group increased from 7514 in 2001. However, tribal rights activists claim that the population of the tribe group fell considerably in the past eight years or so and one of the major reasons for it was poor health.
More than 50 per cent of Coronavirus cases in Jharkhand are from Ranchi. Hindpiri locality here is a containment zone and the administration is delivering ration, milk and other essential items to the households here.
Along with a mobile ATM service, the administration has also launched mobile milk delivery services here.