When it comes to healthcare, the populations of countries such as America, England or Japan are getting first-class treatments. However in the undeveloped or developing parts of the world, patients do not have access to cutting edge technology, therefore in a few cases treatable diseases could be fatal. Since the introduction of telemedicine, hopes of getting cured were higher for some people, due to many tremendous advantages it could provide. In the following paragraphs, I am going to talk about how telemedicine changes and helps millions of life all over the world everyday.
People who live in remote places might have difficulties getting access to high-tech medical treatments. Even though there are hospitals in those areas, there would still be challenges for the patient, if he or she contracted a serious illness or a rare disease. Nonetheless with the help of telemedicine, patients would not have to physically travel to an urban zone to consult with specialists when they could discuss their health via internet. This would save a large amount of money and time, and since spending on healthcare is a significant portion of any economy, the more dollars that can be kept locally the better off the local economy will be.
In some rural villages around the world, many telemedicine programs have been established, sponsored by multiple organizations and elite medical schools in order to give assistants to local hospitals. Using satellites, they could e-mail x-rays or blood work results to volunteer doctors, whom would give immediate responses. In Cambodia, projects such as this were introduced, and one example was in Ratanakiri province. In the past, it was shown that Khmer Leou people were dying of curable diseases, as they had no access to decent healthcare. However, since Banlung hospital has started a telemedicine system, things have been improved for the highland habitants. Every month a few patients with serious illnesses are chosen for the project and...