Tele-medicine the Aga Khan University Hospital way: Medical consultation a tap on your phone screen way
Tele-medicine the Aga Khan University Hospital way: Medical consultation a tap on your phone screen way
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Article Author: Tele-medicine the Aga Khan University Hospital way: Medical consultation a tap on your phone screen way
Media Source: The Standard (Kenya)
Date: 3 May 2020
Over the last few weeks, going to a hospital has become difficult for many people owing to lockdown measures as well as curfew restrictions. For those afraid of venturing out, it has been a scary affair. But technology is providing a solution to this problem. Applications like Zoom and WhatsApp are providing room for patients to…
Over the last few weeks, going to a hospital has become difficult for many people owing to lockdown measures as well as curfew restrictions. For those afraid of venturing out, it has been a scary affair. But technology is providing a solution to this problem. Applications like Zoom and WhatsApp are providing room for patients to speak to their doctors virtually, getting treatment without setting their foot on the hospitals. Dr Dilraj Sohki of Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi says tele-consultation and tele-medicine are a novelty that is being adopted the world over and it is high time Kenya joins in.