Jaideep Godara

Design of a Healthcare Unit for Rural Healthcare Workers (2003)

Client: Office of Ditrict HealthCare and Family Welfare, Guwahati
Duration: 3 months

A severe shortage of medical personnel and facilities is the major problem in the north-east India. Mostly, rural health workers who are moderately trained for early diagnosis are the only hopes of many patients in various remote villages.

We started off with ethnographic study of rural areas, culture, Rural health worker duties etc; followed by interviews with rural health workers to get a better understanding of their education background, work process & operational sequences, types of data they gather etc.

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Design Brief:
To design a portable health care unit for initial diagnosis & imminent curative measures used by health worker on field duty.

Design deliverables:
A list of instructional & diagnosis aids were developed. A medical organizer was also designed to help carrying supplies and diagnosis sheets

Design solution offers:

• Reference report sheets to help with easy comprehension & to reduce error rates during record keeping & processing
• Reference diagnosis sheets for filing of patient reports and diagnosis process
• Use of easy to understand graphics to reduce dependency on text
• Compatible with all the standard conventions & practices
• Portable healthcare kit provides hygienic protection to equipments

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• Industrial Design