With over 20 years’ experience in Psychiatry in both Papua New Guinea and abroad, Dr Ludwig Nanawar has come up with the initiative to provide mobile mental health and telepsychiatric service.
Dr Ludwig Nanawar said that he came up with this service to take advantage of the evolution of tele health.
“Telehealth, or in my context telepsychiatry can reach people who can make to to a psychiatrist due to lack of access to one or distance and cost of travel.”
“Another advantage is it is conducted in private so it reduces the chance of being stigmatised when attending a crowded clinic.”
“I am targeting working class people who don’t have time to go queue up in clinics and fear being stigmatised.”
“Studies have shown telepsychiatry is as effective as face to face interview but with the added advantage alluded to above.”
Dr Nanawar said that for the mobile mental health service, he will go to patients home or office to provide the psychiatric service and Telepsychiatric service, consultation is done on video or telephone call.
He added that his services are prepaid so clients can reach out to him and book their appointments then then prepay.
There is no fixed cost for the services that he provides as this is fairly new however, after consultation with Dr Nanawar then a cost be set according to the service provided.
Dr Nanawar further added that for his clients, he will be providing free consultations between scheduled appointments.
For anyone interested to reach out for his service, he can be reached on his social media page or 72012211.