Rural healthcare workers in the Mandi District face unique challenges in providing quality care due to mountainous terrain and lack of supplies. This project evaluated the existing system of communication between health centers and identified areas in which the system could be improved to mitigate the effects of these challenges. We recommended a new system for medical stock requests and deliveries which could decrease delays by up to fifteen days and ultimately improve the quality of care for patients.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Johnson, Victoria K.
• Aggarwal, Gopal K.
• Gupta, Naman
• Maalouf, Jacob R.
• Dring, Edward W.

Subject

• Sustainability
• Well-Being
• Computing
• Health
• Infrastructure

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050216-002701

Keyword

• Community engagement
• Medical care
• Rural development

Award

• President's IQP Award

Advisor

• McCauley, Stephen M.
• Shockey, Ingrid K.

Year

• 2016

Center

• Mandi, India Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Indian Institute of Technology Mandi
•  Dutt, Varun
• Rajan, Padmanaban

Date created

• 2016-05-02

Location

• Mandi

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-01-18