| Telemedicine in the Indian context: an overview. | |
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PMID: 15747977 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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One sixth of humanity accounting for 1100 million people live in India. India is generally considered to be a developing country and certainly there is considerable scope for improving the per capita income and the average standard of life. India however is a paradox. We now produce and launch our own satellites. Information is being gathered regarding the feasibility of launching a HEALTHSAT - a satellite exclusively for purposes of health care. There has been an unprecedented growth and development in Information Technology. Satellite transmission, fiber optic cables, increasing band width, fall in computer prices, licensing of private internet service providers, internet thro' cable etc have become the buzz words even in suburban and rural India. Theoretically, it is easier to set up an excellent telecommunication infrastructure in suburban and rural India, to increase the reach of the limited number of urban specialists, than to place hundreds of specialists in places devoid of specialists. Telemedicine therefore is the answer. It is universally acknowledged that Indians have made enormous contributions in the field of information technology. We no longer have to follow or piggy back. We now leap frog!! |
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Authors:
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K Ganapathy |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Studies in health technology and informatics Volume: 104 ISSN: 0926-9630 ISO Abbreviation: Stud Health Technol Inform Publication Date: 2004 |
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Created Date: 2005-03-07 Completed Date: 2005-04-14 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9214582 Medline TA: Stud Health Technol Inform Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 178-81 Citation Subset: T |
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Apollo Telemedicine, Networking Foundation, Chennai, India. ganapathy_k@apollolife.com |
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Computer Communication Networks* Developing Countries Health Services Accessibility Humans India Program Development* Rural Health Services* Satellite Communications* Telemedicine / organization & administration* |
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