This document discusses the role of telecenters in e-health solutions. It describes WHP's social franchising model which uses telemedicine technology to provide health services at scale and in a sustainable way in rural areas. The model formalizes relationships through technology, provides sufficient incentives to drive standards, and leverages existing resources. WHP has established a social franchise network of over 5,000 rural franchisees, clinics, and labs connected through their ReMeDi telemedicine platform. The model has been applied to provide primary care, family planning, tuberculosis treatment, and care for childhood pneumonia and diarrhea as well as maternal health. Results so far indicate the model is making markets work for the poor by extending health services to vulnerable communities.
4. 2. Finding Solutions and Partners for
Technology, Innovation and Sustainability
• Identify partners to develop distribution channels of ICT
products and services such as e-health, distance education,
telecommunication solutions and many more
• Identify management solutions based on open software
applications
• Identify solutions to lower hardware cost
• Identify partners to develop applications for greater impact
in the communities served by telecentres
Goals:
7. The Role of Telecentres in
e-Health Solutions
Karen Pak Oppenheimer
Vice President
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9. Making Markets Work For the Poor
MISSION:
WHP provides health and reproductive health services
in low-income countries by harnessing local market
forces to work for the poor. Leveraging existing
social and economic infrastructure, we utilize the
latest advances in communication and diagnostic and
medical technology to establish large scale, cost-
effective health service networks. We focus on
serving rural and other especially vulnerable
communities.
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11. How is WHP Different:
Social Franchising + Telemedicine
SCALEABLE
and
SUSTAINABLE
formalizes ties thru TECHNOLOGY
SUFFICENT INCENTIVES
to drive mandates and standards
based on EXISTING resources
HORIZONTAL platform
12. Sky Social Franchise Network
5,000+
rural Sky franchisees
15 Medical Doctors
6,500+ Shops
34 Clinics
30 Labs
