Sunday, 9 December 2012

Apollo Hospital's tele-medicine service launched in Myanmar

New Delhi: India's Apollo Group of Hospitals has launched its tele-medicine service in Myanmar's former capital Yangon in an attempt to effectively use information technology for healthcare.


Preetha Reddy, managing director, Apollo Hospitals, said in a statement said, "Apollo Tele-Medicine Network will facilitate ready access to specialists and super-specialists for referrals, consultation, second opinion, reviews, post treatment follow-ups besides facilitating tele-continuing medical education programmes for the medical fraternity in Yangon".

Apollo Hospitals said that with this facility, people of Myanmar can consult Indian doctors and access quality treatment and medical technology without coming to India.

The tele-medicine facility was inaugurated by Sailesh Thangal, deputy chief of mission of the Indian embassy at Yangon, along with Prathap C. Reddy, chairman, Apollo Hospitals, who was joined by tele-link.   


source: Pardaphash
http://www.pardaphash.com/news/apollo-hospitals-telemedicine-service-launched-in-myanmar/700651.html#.UMSHxsU02So

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