Patients in rural Karnataka can't easily check whether the doctor at a local clinic is qualified to treat them.

The problem, broken down

Who it hurts

People in villages and small towns who rely on nearby private clinics, often the only care within reach.

The moment

Walking into a village clinic and being treated, with no way to see whether the person is registered or qualified for the medicine they practise.

What people do today

Patients trust the clinic. Unqualified practitioners are found through district raids and grievance meetings, sometimes after being fined and warned before.

Why it's unsolved

Registration records exist but are hard for a patient to search on the spot, and clinics do not have to show a verifiable registration where patients can check it.

What solved looks like

A check a patient can run in under a minute, by name or by scanning a code shown at the clinic, that confirms the practitioner's registration and system of medicine, and lets them report a clinic to the district authority.

Builders still need to know

• Can the medical registers be searched reliably by name and registration number from a phone?→
• Would district health officers display a verification code at registered clinics under the KPME Act?→
• What do patients do today when they suspect a clinic, and who do they tell?→