A health worker conducts a telemedicine session in Zimbabwe. UNDP Zimbabawe JAN KELLETT Team Leader, Insurance and Risk Finance Facility, UNDP MANDEEP DHALIWAL Director of the HIV and Health Group, UNDP   COVID-19 has exposed deficiencies and gaps in healthcare worldwide, in countries rich and poor, large and small, inadequacies which contributed to more than […]

Remote healthcare has boomed since the COVID-19 pandemic, delivering clear benefits – but also highlights the need for better data. The use of telemedicine – delivering healthcare at a distance, be it online or a phone call – has boomed since the global COVID-19 lockdowns.  A new report describes the growth of telemedicine since the pandemic, and […]

Telemedicine refers to the provision of remote clinical services, via real-time two-way communication between the patient and the healthcare provider, using electronic audio and visual means. Image Credit: Ju Jae-young / Shutterstock.com The convenience of telemedicine In primary care, telemedicine is usually in the form of phone calls, where the patient seeks the doctor’s advice about […]

SPONSORED  EMEA Population Health Experts forecast a sea change in the way healthcare is administered in the Middle East. They predict that virtual care solutions, which came to the fore during the pandemic, will remain at the forefront even after the situation has died down. The Middle East was on a transformational journey even before […]