An IIT Madras workforce on the Centre of Excellence on Virtual Reality (VR) and Haptics, known as Experiential Technology Innovation Center (XTIC), has developed ability coaching instruments for healthcare staff in rural areas to cut back Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) and Maternal Mortality Rate recognized, in partnership with National Health Mission (NHM) of Tamil Nadu
Using Virtual Reality (VR), Gaming Technologies, cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), the SmartNRP device might be used for coaching the PHC well being staff in Tamil Nadu below NHM to take the applied sciences ahead. This might be scaled subsequently to different states in India the place NMR could be very excessive.
Darez Ahamed IAS, mission director, National Heath Mission Tamil Nadu, launched the ‘SmartNRP project’ IIT Madras for rural healthcare staff within the presence of professor V Kamakoti, director, IIT Madras, professor Mahesh Panchagnula, dean (alumni and company relations), IIT Madras, professor M Manivannan head of XTIC, J Kumudha, professional neonatologist and different stakeholders.
“If you look at Infant Mortality, the biggest contributor is Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) which is death within 28 days of birth. Around 40 babies are lost per every 1,000 births. We want to bring this down to single digits and all these initiatives are towards this direction. We assure that these tools will now be provided to the healthcare workers in delivery points and we will also have special training points, ” Ahamed stated.
Further, Ahamed has additionally launched the ‘SmartFHR project’ to lowering Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR), aimed toward monitoring foetal well being utilizing smartphones anyplace and anytime with out medical assistants. This mission additionally might be scaled subsequently to different states the place MMR could be very excessive.
“IIT Madras should also develop tools to train healthcare workers on various other areas such as treating accident victims, among numerous others. These tools proves that there are numerous other areas that VR can be utilized. Tamil Nadu will use these tools to improve newborn health,” Ahamed added.
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