KARACHI: Ziauddin University signed an MoU with SehatKahani, one of the fastest growing health tech companies in Pakistan, to launch virtual telemedicine courses for doctors.
Ziauddin University in collaboration with SehatKahani aims to launch a six-month-long online course where doctors will be trained on family medicine modules along with telemedicine and other virtual health care practices.
The core purpose of this course is to enhance the capacity and knowledge of medical graduates towards the delivery of primary health care in line with patient ethics using virtual/online platforms.
Prof Abbas Zafar, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ziauddin University lauded the endeavor of SehatKahani for collaborating with ZU to enhance primary care through telemedicine courses.
He added, "In this time where the pandemic is on the rise telemedicine services are able to ease the burden of a tertiary care unit and the entire globe is shifting towards online learning and Ziauddin envisions to do the same through this course while we prepare doctors for the future".
Dr Sara Saeed Khurram, CEO and Co-Founder, SehatKahani is overwhelmed with this collaboration and the support of Ziauddin University in conducting the telemedicine course for the doctors who are willing to incorporate technology in their usual practice.
She said that "the mission of SehatKahani is to make healthcare accessible and the course itself will help us bring more female doctors back to the workforce, especially during pandemics like Covid-19 where telemedicine is playing a vital role in patient care".-PR