Thursday, September 15, 2011

From No Doctor to E-Doctors in Rural India

A telemedicine company brings $1 virtual checkups to poor countries.

There aren't too many doctors in the village of Hari Ke Kalan, in the Punjab region of northern India. But for $1, residents who bicycle to a new health clinic can get an appointment with a physician appearing on a large-screen television and beamed in over broadband Internet.



Source: http://feeds.technologyreview.com/click.phdo?i=555e97356fd8d77617bb739a5dd8ebcc

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