The Full Range of Benefits of Telemedicine in a Developing Country: The Example of South Africa
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2005-04-06
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Presented at Med-e-tel 2005 Conference in Luxembourg.
Abstract
Effects and Benefits of eHealth: Lessons Learned in Four Continents; Tele Medicine's (TM) benefits in developed countries are well known. But
Public Service TM in developing countries provides these gains and also other
most important advantages, which are much less familiar. The latter will be
described, with reference to existing South African TM programmes.
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This presentation was given by at the Med-e-tel 2005 Conference in Luxembourg on April 6th, 2005.
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Telehealth, South Africa, Evaluation, Health Care