Abstract
Telemedicine in low-resource settings.
Highlights
Telemedicine is a fuzzy term with several synonyms, which cover a wide range of topics, all concerning the delivery of health care at a distance
The main advantage of telemedicine is that it can improve access to health care, often by increasing the speed with which a specialist opinion can be obtained or by reducing the need to travel; in certain disciplines, evidence has been obtained that telemedicine is cost-effective [1]
There has been relatively little use of telemedicine in low-income countries, which is surprising in view of the difficulties of accessing health care there
Summary
Telemedicine is a fuzzy term with several synonyms (telehealth, e-health, etc), which cover a wide range of topics, all concerning the delivery of health care at a distance. There has been relatively little use of telemedicine in low-income countries, which is surprising in view of the difficulties of accessing health care there. In those countries where telemedicine has been trialed, it seems to have worked well and a small number of programs have provided services for periods of 10 years or more [2].
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