Falar de telemedicina, já não é novidade. Em países de grande dimensão geográfica, como a India, projectos de implementação de telemedicina, são fundamentais para que se consiga fornecer serviços adequados às populações que vivem em locais remotos.Ao contrário daquilo que muitos pensam em Portugal, na India já se avançou muito na prestação de serviços de saúde à distância:
In today's world with several advancements made in the medical field still the benefits are available to the privileged fielv, residing mainly in the urban areas. With the advent of communication technology especially the SatCom combined with Information Technology, we have means to benefit from the advanced medical sciences to reach even the remote and inaccessible areas. It is known that in developing countries most of the qualified doctors practice in urban centres where as majority of population live in rural areas. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) as a part of application of space technology for Health care and education, under GRAMSAT (rural satellite) programme, has initiated number of Telemedicine pilot projects which are very specificto the needs of development of the society.ISRO's Telemedicine projects consist of linking through Indian Satellites remote/rural areas like Jammu, Kashmir & Ladhak in north near Himalayas, Offshore Islands of Andaman and Lakshadweep, North Eastern States & some of the remote and tribal districts in the main land States across the country.
Por cá, ainda não se conseguem ligar hospitais e centros de saúde, inseridos na mesma Freguesia!
