4. Technologies Available
Analog connection: normally referred to as Dialup
ISDN: Integrated Services Digital Network
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL/ADSL ): normally
referred as the Broadband internet
Wireless Internet
Satellite communication
6. Healthcare Services
F
acts:
• India ranks 112 as per WHO
rankings on global healthcare
systems
• India is short of 6,00,000
doctors and 10,00,000 nurses
• According to UNDP,
Government of India spends 1%
of the GDP (Rs 200 per person)
on healthcare every year.
10. Advantage: Telemedicine
Healthcare at the doorstep of the Patient
Saves time and Costs
Provides tertiary care at the rural and isolated level
Provides tele-consultation between doctors
Overcomes the challenges of inadequate infrastructure