Pharmacists and telemedicine: an innovative model fulfilling Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Abstract The lack of access to safe medicines and quality healthcare services in peri-urban and rural areas is a major challenge driving a health system to innovate new models of care. This commentary will discuss the implementation and impact of the “Guddi baji” tele-pharmacy model, a project pilot...

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Autores principales:	Nadia Bukhari, Maryam Siddique, Nazia Bilal, Sobia Javed, Arzu Moosvi, Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar
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Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	Pharmacists Telemedicine Sustainable Development Goals Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM1-950 Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e5527700decb4ff7b8d15c2b1836d83b2021-11-14T12:06:23ZPharmacists and telemedicine: an innovative model fulfilling Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)10.1186/s40545-021-00378-92052-3211https://doaj.org/article/e5527700decb4ff7b8d15c2b1836d83b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40545-021-00378-9https://doaj.org/toc/2052-3211Abstract The lack of access to safe medicines and quality healthcare services in peri-urban and rural areas is a major challenge driving a health system to innovate new models of care. This commentary will discuss the implementation and impact of the “Guddi baji” tele-pharmacy model, a project piloted by doctHERs, one of Pakistan’s leading telemedicine organizations. This innovative model has described the reintegration of women into the workforce by leveraging technology to improve the level of primary health care services and contributes to safe medication practice in a remote area. Our intervention proposed the deployment of technology-enabled, female frontline health workers known as the Guddi baji (meaning The Good Sister) in a rural village. They serve as an “access point to health care” that is linked to a remotely located health care professional; a licensed doctor or a pharmacist within this model.Nadia BukhariMaryam SiddiqueNazia BilalSobia JavedArzu MoosviZaheer-Ud-Din BabarBMCarticlePharmacistsTelemedicineSustainable Development GoalsTherapeutics. PharmacologyRM1-950Pharmacy and materia medicaRS1-441ENJournal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2021)
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topic	Pharmacists Telemedicine Sustainable Development Goals Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM1-950 Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441
spellingShingle	Pharmacists Telemedicine Sustainable Development Goals Therapeutics. Pharmacology RM1-950 Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441 Nadia Bukhari Maryam Siddique Nazia Bilal Sobia Javed Arzu Moosvi Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar Pharmacists and telemedicine: an innovative model fulfilling Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
description	Abstract The lack of access to safe medicines and quality healthcare services in peri-urban and rural areas is a major challenge driving a health system to innovate new models of care. This commentary will discuss the implementation and impact of the “Guddi baji” tele-pharmacy model, a project piloted by doctHERs, one of Pakistan’s leading telemedicine organizations. This innovative model has described the reintegration of women into the workforce by leveraging technology to improve the level of primary health care services and contributes to safe medication practice in a remote area. Our intervention proposed the deployment of technology-enabled, female frontline health workers known as the Guddi baji (meaning The Good Sister) in a rural village. They serve as an “access point to health care” that is linked to a remotely located health care professional; a licensed doctor or a pharmacist within this model.
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author	Nadia Bukhari Maryam Siddique Nazia Bilal Sobia Javed Arzu Moosvi Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar
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title	Pharmacists and telemedicine: an innovative model fulfilling Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
title_short	Pharmacists and telemedicine: an innovative model fulfilling Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
title_full	Pharmacists and telemedicine: an innovative model fulfilling Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
title_fullStr	Pharmacists and telemedicine: an innovative model fulfilling Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
title_full_unstemmed	Pharmacists and telemedicine: an innovative model fulfilling Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
title_sort	pharmacists and telemedicine: an innovative model fulfilling sustainable development goals (sdgs)
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/e5527700decb4ff7b8d15c2b1836d83b
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Pharmacists and telemedicine: an innovative model fulfilling Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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