Abstract
Telemedicine is an evolving health care delivery service in the developing world. The terms ‘TeleHealth’ and ‘Telemedicine’ are used interchangeably in health care worldwide. According to World Health Organization, Telemedicine is defined as ‘The delivery of healthcare services, where distance is a critical factor, by all healthcare professionals using information and communication technologies for the exchange of valid information for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease and injuries, research and evaluation and for the continuing education of healthcare providers, all in the interests of advancing the health of individuals and their communities’. Tele-health care and teleeducation are two different applications of telemedicine. 1 India has a three tier public health care infrastructure with Primary Health Centers, Community Health Centers across rural and semi urban area and tertiary care provided by medical colleges and multi speciality hospitals present exclusively in urban India. The progresses in health care indicators are quite uneven across India with significant urban-rural differences. About 74% of qualified doctors’ practice in urban and semi-urban areas serving only 28% of Indian population, leaving behind the majority of vulnerable, rural and remote Indian population at dismay. 2
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