Tunisian telemedicine network completes 120,000 remote diagnoses
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lapresse
Tunisia's first digital health network enabled more than 120,000 remote medical imaging readings in one year across 30 connected hospitals, Health Minister Mustapha Ferjani said. The system operates continuously and is to be extended to remote consultations, neurological emergencies and several specialties, according to La Presse.
Tunisia's first digital health network, which connects 30 hospitals, has carried out more than 120,000 remote medical imaging readings in one year. Tunisian Health Minister Mustapha Ferjani announced the figure in an interview with HOSPITALS Magazine during the International Conference on Digital Health.
The system now provides continuous medical support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It brings specialist expertise closer to patients in different regions, reduces their travel and speeds up their care, according to Mustapha Ferjani. The ministry plans to extend telemedicine to remote consultations and other strategic disciplines.
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