Direct Intervention System For Health Awareness
A Project of Arogyakeralam, Thiruvananthapuram
Direct Intervention System For Health Awareness
A Project of Arogyakeralam, Thiruvananthapuram
The Tele-counseling is provided to many different age groups, for Eg;
The Dial a Doctor Programme provides public to easy access of Doctors in a fingertip. The different specialty doctors who are well experienced in medical profession are attending the calls. They also provide the emergency first aid suggestion.
Any victim of the domestic violence can call to DISHA for emergency help. According to the intensity of the call it is diverted to the corresponding GBVM counselors in each district.
The different services from the Kerala Government hospitals can be enquired through DISHA. The information regarding the vaccination, various government schemes etc can be enquired. The complaints regarding the health sector can the addressed through DISHA so that it can be highlighted to the higher authorities.
Hridyam is a unique initiative by Government of Kerala to support children up to 18yrs with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). The Hridyam Cases can be registered through DISHA over phone so that the treatment for the patient can be given at the earliest based on the priority.
Mrithasanjeevini is the program run by Kerala Network for Organ
Sharing. The organ donors or receivers can call to DISHA for registering in the scheme.
Infant death in Kerala can be reported through DISHA and from DISHA it is reporting to the corresponding data bank.
The details of various health Schemes and programmes can be addressed through DISHA. For eg; R.S.B.Y/C.H.I.S, R.B.S.K, J.S.Y/J.S.S.K,.
The communicable disease can be reported to DISHA, so that sudden action can be taken by higher authorities without going into an outbreak.
DISHA support Cochin Cancer Research Centre by acting as Cancer Control Helpline. The early detection of cancer can be done through extend by this program. The doctors from Cochin Cancer Centre support us in this venture.