Telemedicine: Opportunities and Developments in Member States
Language:
English
Publisher:
World Health Organization
Series/Journal Title:
Global Observatory for eHealth Series
Volume:
2
Copyright:
2010
Pages:
96
Description:
This report focuses on the use of information and communication technologies for health service delivery - telemedicine. It includes an overview of telemedicine, synthesizing current literature that illuminates the use of telemedicine in developing countries, and highlights five key lessons learnt from this body of literature. It also presents the results of the Telemedicine Section of the second global eHealth survey and makes recommendations on actions to establish telemedicine as part of a sustainable solution to the health care issues faced by developing countries. [adapted from introduction]
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