Health Desk: “As physicians, we have noticed that people have a lot of confusion and fear about COVID-19,” said Dr. Paramaita Karim, Praava’s Senior Family Doctor. “Praava’s self-assessment tool has been designed to minimize anxiety and clarify any confusion our Patients are facing. The tool provides information catering to each individual based on answers provided by Patients, along with easy-to-understand explanations about what they can do to keep healthy and take care of themselves.”
Using the self-assessment tool, people can answer a few simple questions about their symptoms, underlying health conditions, and any possible exposures to COVID-19. The platform then delivers immediate guidance, such as how to continue to protect oneself during social distancing, whether someone should self-isolate, steps to prevent the possible spread of COVID-19, and whether one should seek out testing.
The tool is designed to help address the current uncertainty about what someone should do based on their risk and potentially help alleviate undue stress on the already overburdened healthcare system.
Through Praava Health’s Facebook Chatbot, people can get answers to any COVID-19 related questions that they may have. It can help to clarify common myths regarding COVID-19 and its symptoms, how to stay safe, what services Praava is offering during this time, frequently asked questions, along with a live chat option where patients can chat directly with a doctor.
Praava Health has also launched a dedicated COVID-19 webpage to raise awareness about the pandemic, how to protect oneself against the spread of disease, and generally to keep people up-to-date on the fast-moving situation in Bangladesh. People can find the self-assessment tool and Facebook Chatbot on the webpage.
https://praavahealth.com/
https://praavahealth.com/covid-19
https://www.messenger.com/t/praavahealth
https://covidscreening.praavahealth.com/
About Praava Health
Praava is a network of family health centers raising the bar for healthcare in Bangladesh with international quality doctors, diagnostics, and technology.
Their services include:
● Family Health Professionals
● Visiting Specialists
● Basic and advanced pathology (Bangladesh’s first Molecular Cancer Diagnostics Lab in breast, cervical, lungs and colorectal cancers)
● Imaging and options for teleradiology
● Bangladesh’s first fully integrated HIS (Hospital Information System), including EHR (Electronic Health Records) and featuring the first Patient Portal available on the internet and as a phone app
● In-house model pharmacy.
