The Prime minister said the service will prove beneficial for the rural population as it would provide comfortable and easy excess to health services to the people living in remote districts.
It has been difficult to take quality and affordable health services by establishing infrastructure due to geographical and technical problem, he said inaugurating the telemedicine service and SAARC telemedicine programme in the capital.
He said the government has been committed to provide primary health services to the rural population.
Indian Ambassador in Nepal Rakesh Sood, who was also present on the occasion, said the telemedicine service will help in providing quality service among the rural people.
The telemedicine service will have the Central Coordination Desk at Patan Hospital in the capital. The service has now commenced in district hospitals in 25 mountainous districts across the country.
The programme initiated by the Ministry of Health and Population is expected to benefit rural people who have been deprived of quality health services due to geographical and technical difficulties.
Minister for Health and Population Umakanta Chaudhary said the programme will be effective to take specialist service to the rural areas.
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Quelle/Source: MSN India, 21.01.2011
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