Atipan+: Telehealth for geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas in the Philippines
Origin language: English
Country
Philippines
Coverage
Regional
Nb of implementation sites
N/A
Lead organization
Implementation partners
Global South AI Network
International Development Research Centre (IRDC)
Philippines' Department of Health Region 6 Western Visayas
Center for Heritage and Indigenous Culture
Philippines' National Commission on Indigenous Peoples
Health Focus Area
Primary Health Care
All
Mental health
Services
Telehealth
Learning and training
Enabling technologies
Internet of Things
Phone
Standards
N/A
Tools
N/A
Funding sources
Research grants
Government funds
Others
Business model
Advertising
Funders
N/A
Summary
The Atipan Project is an award-winning telehealth initiative that offers free healthcare services to vulnerable Indigenous (Ati) and low-income rural communities in Western Visayas, Philippines. Designed as a community-led and gender-sensitive program, it addresses health disparities in geographically isolated areas through digital health and data. The project has successfully promoted health-seeking behaviors, empowered communities, and fostered local innovations in areas such as internet access, medicine procurement, and patient registration. A telehealth caravan equipped with satellite internet was introduced to reach remote communities, demonstrating that digital health can enhance healthcare access for underserved populations. The Atipan Project serves as a model for healthcare transformation in the Philippines. The aim of the Atipan+ initiative is to expand the successful telehealth program to other underserved communities in Western Visayas, leveraging lessons learned from previous implementations. The objectives include decreasing mortality and morbidity, reducing suffering, and improving treatment in primary health care and mental health, targeting both health professionals and the general rural population.
Keywords
Telehealth
Rural telemedicine
Telemedicine
Remote teleconsultation
Publications
The ATIPAN project: a community-based digital health strategy toward UHCInsights - Lessons learnt
Challenges
N/A
Recommendations
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Recommendations
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Any additional questions?
iDHA (Project ID)
rek1i1
Project links
https://www.usacfi.net/atipan-project.htmlOrigin of information
Registry
Data source link
https://www.odess.io/projets-e-sante/initiatives/Added to the platform on
2025-01-09
Project editors
Last update by
Sophie Delaigue on 2025-01-09
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