Title: Telemedicine and primary health : the virtual doctor project Zambia

Authors: Mupela, Evans and Mustard, Paul and Jones, Huw

Place: Maastricht

Publisher: United nations university. Maastricht economic and social research and training centre on innovation and technology (UNU-MERIT)

Year: 2011

Journal: UNU-MERIT working paper series

Volume: 2011-002

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Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: mobile telecommunication services, rural health, health personnel, zambia

Abstract: This paper is a commentary on a projected application of telemedicine in the “Virtual Doctor Project’. Hard body vehicles fitted with satellite communication devices and modern medical equipment will be used to deliver primary health care services to some of the neediest areas in Zambia.

URL: http://www.merit.unu.edu/publications/wppdf/2011/wp2011-002.pdf

Document type: E-article