TUESDAY, MAY 07, 2024
Team Herald
PANJIM: The Aam Aadmi Party has launched the “Aam Aadmi Party Doctor Helpline” in the State to provide medical consultation to COVID patients.
Goans, who are COVID positive or are showing symptoms of the virus, and need medical consultation can call on the “Aam Aadmi Party Doctor Helpline” number 75047504/75 between 9 am and 6 pm.
AAP Goa Convenor Rahul Mhambre said, “We are launching this helpline today to help people who are in home isolation and need doctor consultation, or those who have symptoms of COVID.”
He added, “Goans today are suffering because of the State’s ill-managed healthcare system, but we are here to help them in these difficult times. Anyone who needs medical consultation can now call on the helpline and receive treatment without having to wait to get a doctor’s appointment. We hope this will help Goans and provide the much-needed support.”
AAP-led Delhi government pioneered the home isolation model last year that is now being used across India and the world. This, in turn, helps free up hospital beds for critical patients. Under this model, the Delhi government monitors the condition of patients through teleconsultation facilities. Patients under home isolation receive calls daily from Delhi government doctors and nurses to ensure their well-being, and to provide any necessary assistance. Along with this, the patient also receives counselling from doctors to help them tide through this difficult time.
Recently, Ishita Choudhary, a COVID positive patient in Delhi who recovered under home isolation said, “In the last 10 days since I tested positive, without fail, every single day I have received a call from the health department of the Delhi government. Morning and night. They are something I didn’t know governments could be - caring. That a government asks what they can give, not what they can take.”
Choudhary added, “Thank you for not forgetting to call.”
Mhambre said, “It is our responsibility to help people, and the AAP is taking on this responsibility. We will run this helpline and provide the assistance that Goans need today. We care for Goans, and we will do everything to take care of them.”
