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Telemedicine


The charity facilitates a low cost telemedicine service linking doctors at hospitals in the developing world with leading medical and surgical consultants who generously give free advice.

Local doctors can send clinical photos, a patient’s history and any other relevant material (such as X-rays) to the Trust. A secure web-based messaging system is used, see below.  This allows referring practitioners access to a panel of over 464 specialists in a wide range of disciplines.

The median length of time between receipt of original message and first reply by a specialist consultant is currently 1.8 days.

Method of operation

 
 
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Testimonial

"We have been able to reassure patients that they are getting the most appropriate care and / or advise them that spending their life's savings on 'better treatment' either within Bangladesh or in India will not improve the outcome. Most of the patients for whom we have sent telemedicine referrals have been inpatients. In this situation speed of response is important. The Autorouter has helped here."

Director of LAMB Hospital, Bangladesh