Virtual Hospital

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Virtual Hospital is an international

telemedicine
to deliver medical care to the developing world.

How Virtual Hospital Works

Virtual Hospital interconnects villages in the developing world with their main county

third world communities using a computer, or mobile phone and sent to a general medical practitioner
(GP) based at the Virtual Hospital (Hub). The GP at the Hub then either provides a diagnosis or refers the patient to the relevant Virtual Hospital Department where specialist consultants across the world are linked together through the Internet.

Influence on Virtual Hospital

The work of Virtual Hospital is influenced by reports published by the

World Health Organization (WHO) on Telemedicine developments,[1] American Telemedicine Association[2] and the work of Zaidi, et al. and Denis Gilhooly Principal Adviser in the United Nations
.

Telemedicine uses ICTs to overcome geographical barriers and increase access to healthcare services. This is particularly beneficial for rural and underserved communities in developing countries - groups that traditionally suffer from lack of access to healthcare.'[3]

References

  1. WHO
    .
  2. ^ Grady, Bryan (October 2009). "PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING-BASED TELEMENTAL HEALTH" (PDF). Practice Guidelines for Video Conferencing-based Telemental Health.
  3. ^ Gilhooly, Denis (2009). Confronting the Diseases of Poverty: Creating a Digital He@lth Dynamic (PDF). American Telemedicine Association Conference. Las Vegas, USA.