Description:
Our teams travel to some of the world’s most remote places to provide health care even where basic resources are scarce. In this episode of MSF Pulse we look at how we can use telemedicine to provide high-quality care in remote, low-resource settings.

Script:
Our teams travel to some of the world’s most remote places to provide health care even where basic resources are scarce.

But how is it even possible to provide high-quality care in remote, low-resource settings?

Imagine if, instead of a single doctor, our field hospitals could have an entire team of medical experts from around the world.

Well the good news is that Telemedicine can make that dream a reality.

At its simplest, telemedicine is about connecting doctors in one place in the world with medical specialists in another.

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But how does it work?

In one type of telemedicine, a doctor can upload and share patient files, which are analyzed by medical specialists in other parts of the world, who then share their feedback with the team.

[Store-and-forward Telemedicine]

In another type of telemedicine, doctors can discuss patient cases with specialists all over the world, in live, real-time meetings.

Even more importantly, our telemedicine program is providing training to doctors who work in remote places all over the world.

And that means more patients can have access to high quality medical care.

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As of today, we're already seeing a difference in the level of care teams of doctors provide to patients in remote places.

With telemedicine there is less reason than ever for vulnerable patients to not be able to access lifesaving care simply because... of where they call home.



Thank you so much for watching MSF Pulse, our bi-weekly news show where we unpackage the humanitarian world.

To learn more about our Telemedicine program click the link in the description.


Keywords:
telemedicine, technology, innovative, doctors all around the world, feedback on cases, specialists, live meetings, patient care, high quality care