Lack of infrastructure hampers telemedicine
BusinessWorld May 26, 2021 | 12:03 am BECAUSE the pandemic made online consultations a necessary innovation, telemedicine has now entered the mainstream. The convenience of booking appointments remotely has reduced barriers such as the need to travel to primary care clinics, thereby allowing patients to consult physicians more often, receive treatments faster, and become more engaged about their health. Telemedicine report, expects the total number of teleconsultations performed worldwide to reach 765 million in 2025, up from 348 million in 2020, reflecting a compound annual g...