title: Telemedicine delivery to developing countries.
abstract: This paper highlights current activities with regard to telemedicine activities in and for developing countries. The paper reviews: the preparation of a telemedicine report by a study group of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the aim of which is to provide recommendations and guidelines for developing countries; the formation of the European Telemedicine Collaboration Group (ETCG), which is undertaking telemedicine pilot projects in developing countries; and telemedicine delivery via inmarsat, which is coordinating production of the ITU report and is a participant in the ETCG.
authors.affiliation: Inmarsat, London, UK. david_wright@inmarsat.org
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authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D018581:Technology Transfer; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*