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from faraway places. The CHOs any new things. For example, one
of Health & Wellness Centres has to auscultate someone’s
get them connected with us. chest… if his feet are swollen or
And they tell us the reports of not? If the CHO has not seen it,
their old ailments, their present then we tell him to go and see
condition... everything. whether there is swelling or not,
Prime Minister : That means look at the eyes, whether he has
you transfer the documents! anaemia or not, if he has cough,
Dr. Madan Mani : Yes…Yes… then auscultate the chest and
We also transfer documents and find out whether there are
if they are unable to transfer, sounds there or not.
they read out and tell us. Prime Minister : Do you talk
Prime Minister : The doctor through voice call or do you also
of the Wellness Center there use video call?
conveys! Dr. Madan Mani : Yes, we use
Dr. Madan Mani : Yes, the CHO video call.
who lives in the Wellness Center, Prime Minister : So, you see
Community Health Officer. the patient as well.
Prime Minister : And the one, Dr. Madan Mani : Can see the
who is a patient tells you about patient also, Sir.
his difficulties directly. Prime Minister : What feeling
Dr. Madan Mani : Yes, the does the patient get?
patient also tells us about his Dr. Madan Mani : The patient
difficulties. Then after seeing the likes it because he can see the
old records, if we want to know doctor closely. He is confused

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