Swasthya Ghar Tak, a healthcare initiative to provide door-to-door medical testing and treatment in rural areas, will reach Maharashtra soon. An initiative by DoctCo, a last-mile healthcare accessibility tech startup by Nimith Agarwal and Hemraj Parmar, Swasthya Ghar Tak commenced in Uttar Pradesh in the wake of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic and is backed by India Covid Crypto Relief Fund.

“Started with one bus, UP now has 11 Swasthya Ghar Tak buses operating in rural areas of the state. These buses are fully equipped with IoMT (internet of medical things) devices, medicines, testing kits and paramedics on board. The buses are travelling across small towns to the most remote villages of India to provide free testing, diagnostics, medicines and teleconsultation with doctors to villagers,” said Nimith Agarwal, founder of Swasthya Ghar Tak.

“We aim to have a fleet of 100 buses that will travel through small towns and villages in Maharashtra, Gujarat, MP and Andhra Pradesh. We will also give free medicines to the people we screen,” Agarwal said.

He added that many patients’ condition worsens because of lack of timely screening and diagnosis and due to delayed treatment. “Though the initiative started in June this year when the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic was at its peak, the door-to-door healthcare initiative is not confined to Covid-19 alone.”

He added that many patients’ condition worsens because of lack of timely screening and diagnosis and due to delayed treatment. “Though the initiative started in June this year when the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic was at its peak, the door-to-door healthcare initiative is not confined to Covid-19 alone.”

“Swasthya Ghar Tak aims to deliver quality and trustworthy medical treatment in villages, tier-2 and tier-3 towns and cities. After Uttar Pradesh, the initiative will extend to other states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. At present, its fleet is equipped to conduct over 231,000 screenings and tests and to treat more than 50,000 people. This would help a great deal since most people from tier-2 and 3 towns and cities lack access to quality medical treatment,” Nimith added.

During the second wave, Swastha Ghar Tak provided on-the-spot screening, consultation and treatment for Covid across 160 villages in UP, which contributed to curbing the spread of this disease in far-flung areas.