Philippines pushes for adoption of ICT-based healthcare solutions

 21-Mar-17, Open Gov 

NTHC is one of the pioneers in the Philippines developing cost-effective ICT tools and innovations for improving healthcare and deploying solutions in communities where they are required most urgently. The Center partners with various government and non-government institutions in the areas of eMedicine, eRecords, eSurveillance, eLearning and eHealth Policy Advocacy. 

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NTHC explores innovations in the use of ICT for health. As a state university, it is part of UP Manila’s mandate to do research for finding better ways to address the problem of inequity and offer real solutions to pressing problems.

Telemedicine is a key channel for improving access to healthcare for isolated and disadvantaged communities. The next step would be to formalise telehealth as a modality of care in the Philippines, specially for remote and disadvantaged communities.

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