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A new approach for improving access to primary care and public health in India: the 3T Model.

Health inequities in India encompass limited primary care access, dearth in healthcare personnel, especially in rural fragile geographies. A health system strengthening (HSS) approach through an innovative 3T-model can solve this ubiquitous problem. 3T includes- (i) Train rural youths (majorly women...

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Published in:Health Promotion Perspectives Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 306 - 315
Main Authors: Saha, Satadal, Basu, Bibaswan, Mukherjee, Ruchira
Format: pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2025
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          Saha, Satadal
          Basu, Bibaswan
          Mukherjee, Ruchira
        affil: Research and Development Unit, Foundation for Innovations in Health, Kolkata, India
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          Access to Primary Care
          Quality Improvement India
          Public Health
          Health Personnel Education
          Task Shifting
          Digital Technology
          Healthcare Disparities
          Empowerment
          Women
          India
          Health Resource Utilization
          Health Literacy
          Community Health Workers
      ab: Health inequities in India encompass limited primary care access, dearth in healthcare personnel, especially in rural fragile geographies. A health system strengthening (HSS) approach through an innovative 3T-model can solve this ubiquitous problem. 3T includes- (i) Train rural youths (majorly women) as nationally certified & digitally literate Community Health Workers (CHWs) creating livelihood and women empowerment (ii) Technology: clinical algorithm driven software; easy-to-use affordable innovative diagnostic devices, screening tools (iii) Task-shifting: the software guides CHWs transmit structured, analysable, patient data to 'remote' doctors. CHWs addresses personnel shortage in health sector. Technology and task-shifting enable improved access to general and specialist doctors. Digital presence reduces doctors' travel and time, enabling more consultations. The 3T-model addresses critical health inequities in India. Effective scaling can significantly improve access to affordable primary care and public health services for last-mile populations with potential to reduce gender disparities in access to essential healthcare.
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