Apollo to set up 30 tele-medicine units in Africa

Apollo Hospitals has signed an agreement with AfroIndia Medical Services to set up 30 tele-medicine units in East and West Africa. This will pave way for availability of tertiary and quaternary healthcare to patients resulting in cost, effort and time benefit, says an Apollo press release. Prathap C. Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group, inaugurated the first three units at Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja in Nigeria through video conferencing in the presence of his Eyitayo Lambo, Health Minister of Nigeria.The telemedicine centres will facilitate doctors in several African countries to interact with specialists at Apollo. A feature of this service is the provision of electronic virtual house visits and remote domiciliary care.