Telehealth

Telemedicine has experienced a huge surge in adoption over the past few months, during the coronavirus pandemic. With people locked down at home, it has become the 'new normal' way of accessing healthcare says digital health connector, Aline Noizet.

The platform has been installed across all 124 Ministry of Defence sites internationally.

Two recent programs deploying telemedicine in Zimbabwe and Ghana highlight common hurdles programs that deliver these technologies to underserved areas will likely encounter.

Customers will now be able to use the services to get eczema treatment, as well as prescription antiperspirant and dandruff shampoo.

The new tech is designed to help curb face-to-face interactions during the coronavirus pandemic. 

Singapore-based HeartVoice, which was formed in February 2019 as a joint venture between both iAPPS and Omron Healthcare, announced last week that it will extend the use of its telehealth platform to all healthcare providers for free in the country until 31 July, 2020.

A bipartisan quartet of lawmakers wrote to Congressional leaders on the need to deliver additional funds through the longstanding Rural Health Care Program.

Following a virtual consultation, both companies are supplying Rutgers Clinical Genomics Laboratory's saliva-based molecular test to consumers at $150 per kit.

"Virtual Office for Doctors" had been built to ensure secure remote consultations.

The instant doctor appointment booking platform fast-tracked its release in response to the growing need for remote healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.