I ndia is the second most populous country in the world with a population of over 120 crores. The number of doctors to cater to this continuously rising population is not equally sufficient. Owing to this fact, adequate and equitable distribution of healthcare services has always been a challenge in our country. Adding to this mismatch is the recent trend of concentration of healthcare facilities in the cities and towns which includes 75 percent of the population of doctors, which is away from rural India, where 68.84 percent of the national population lives. To add to the above challenges, in 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has also contributed its bit to the unprecedented burden on an already burdened healthcare system in a country like ours.

1. I ndia is the second most populous country in the world with a
population of over 120 crores. The number of doctors to cater
to this continuously rising population is not equally sufficient.
Owing to this fact, adequate and equitable distribution of
healthcare services has always been a challenge in our
country. Adding to this mismatch is the recent trend of
concentration of healthcare facilities in the cities and towns
which includes 75 percent of the population of doctors, which
is away from rural India, where 68.84 percent of the national
population lives. To add to the above challenges, in 2020, the
Covid-19 pandemic has also contributed its bit to the
unprecedented burden on an already burdened healthcare
system in a country like ours.
At a time like this, Telemedicine empowers doctors, nurses,
and other healthcare professionals to reach patients who
might otherwise not receive the specialized care they need,
and its use has exploded significantly in the past few years.
Especially in India, the telemedicine concept has come a long
way from ISRO’s Telemedicine Pilot Project in 2001, and this
has increased significantly in the current pandemic era. With
the steps taken by ISRO, the Department of Information
Technology (DIT), the Ministry of External Affairs, the Ministry
of Health and Family Welfare, and the state governments,
this is bound to grow exponentially in the years to come. The
fast exchange of patient information, timely advice, and
last-mile connectivity with patients are some of the reasons
for e-Health solutions’ growing demand among users as well.
The Indian market is expected to reach $5.4 billion by 2025
with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 31 percent.
This omnipresent demand for better healthcare services and
infrastructure requires an efficient healthcare management
system to bring affordable healthcare to rural and urban
areas and break the physical barriers, and this is where
DOCSMART plays a key
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