Mobile Wala Doctor: Meet 'Barsoor's Mobile Wala Doctor' who gives out mobile phones to his patients
Mobile Wala Doctor: One name that is being heard a lot these days is 'Mobile Wala Doctor', but do you know the story behind this name?
Dr GSS Ganesh Babu aka 'Mobile Wala Doctor' is a doctor of a different kind as he has been gifting mobile phones bought with his own money to families in remote places of Barsoor, Bastar in Chhattisgarh. Motivates institutional delivery by giving mobile phone.
Yes, you heard it right, Dr. Ganesh Babu is giving mobiles to his patients, but the question is, why is he doing this? So the answer is that they are doing this because Institutional Deliveries can be encouraged.
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The 59-year-old medical officer said that five years ago the Primary Health Center (PHC) of Barsoor used to have only 10 deliveries in a month. The main reason behind such low number of deliveries was the poor road condition of nearby villages like Cherpal, Tumrigunda, Chhotekarka, Bade Karka, Manganar and Bedma.
What is Institutional Delivery
After which they decided to gift basic feature phones to the women of this area. He came up with unique initiatives to promote Childbirth, Healthy Practices among Mothers after Institutional Deliveries and Immunization of new born babies.
Dr Babu said that mobile phones with basic facilities were given to pregnant women in remote areas, where there was no immediate access to hospitals. Also let us tell you that Institutional Delivery refers to the practice of giving birth to children in Medical Institutions under the guidance of trained health workers.
Dr Ganesh said
Earlier, the delivery used to happen at home, due to which women had to face many problems. Meanwhile, the newborn baby also faced many problems including the first necessary treatment and precautions, which in some cases led to the death of the newborn.
“The main motive behind gifting the mobile phone was to keep in touch even after the delivery. The medical staff keep in touch with the woman and thus necessary vaccinations and precautions are provided to both the mother and the child.
very happy dr ganesh
In a video shared on social media, he can be heard saying, "Earlier the number of deliveries per month was around 10. Now, it has increased to 30 to 50. Hence, giving away mobile phones has proved beneficial and He is quite happy with this thing."
