Designing a service to improve the physical and psychological wellbeing of Thalassemic patients in rural India


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Creator/Artist: Amit Kumar Ram

Category: Interaction Design

Document: P2 Project

Batch: 2021-2023

Source: India,   IDC IIT Bombay

Period:  2019-onwards

Medium: Report pdf

Supervisor: Prof. Pramod Khambete


Detailed Description

Thalassaemias are one of the most common blood-related genetic disorders globally. India has a huge number . of thalassemic patients, around 100,000 patients with thalassaemia syndrome. Of the 10,000 to 12,000 thalassemic children born annually in India, very few are well taken care of, especially in urban regions. Thalassaemia patients require regular attention throughout their ives. They need to be on top of all necessary medical processes and need ways to ensure their monthly transfusion happens. The majority of the parents from rural areas and coming from low-income households are unaware of the process involved. The objective is to help Thalassaemia patients and their parents keep track of all the medical procedures relevant to them, get accessible treatment regularly, and also ensure their psychological well-being.