Telemedicine Pilot Project

ABSTRACT

Telemedicine is the use of Telecommunication to provide medical and health Care at distance. This includes diagnosis; transfer of medical data; consultation; treatment; education and administration among others. The Telemedicine Pilot Project under the Minsitry of Health; Mulago National Referral Hospital and mengo Hospitals has been connected and is now operational. This project is co-ordianted by the National Telemedicine Steering Committee composed of Dean makerere Medical School; Director Mulago Hospital; Director Development and Planning (Uganda Telecommunication Limited) UTL; Assistant Commissioner HIM/CME; Medical Superintendent Mengo Hospital and others. This Committee is to be reviewed and expanded at the end of the pilot project