This paper reviews some of the main conclusions and recommendations from the Report on
Telemedicine and Developing Countries, which was prepared for the International …

This paper highlights current activities with regard to telemedicine activities in and for
developing countries. The paper reviews: the preparation of a telemedicine report by a study …

Telemedicine may be a useful technique for delivering health care in the developing world.
However, there is little practical experience to draw on and real concerns that if additional …

While there are significant potential advantages and benefits fromtelemedicine, the
evidence of its cost-effectiveness and sustainability is meagre. This is because much of the …

A committee was established by the International Telecommunication Union in 1994 to study
telemedicine, with particular reference to developing countries. A questionnaire was used to …

This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the
preceding chapters of this book. The book shows that useful services can be delivered in the …

This chapter is based on a study of the characteristics that drive successful and unsuccessful
telemedicine programs. In 2000 the International Society for Telemedicine (ISfT) asked AMD …

AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM on the state-ofart in telemedicine/telehealth was
conducted on the campus of the University of Michigan on August 23–25, 2001. The …

This paper investigates and appraises the current state of knowledge and practice and the
existing telemedicine approaches in ten countries, namely China, Taiwan, Hong Kong …

Telemedicine is often proposed as a solution to certain health-care problems in the
developing world. There seems to be little published experience on which to make …