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Despite being part of a current global trend, the incorporation of telemedicine into different countries is not uniform, given the tremendous amount of diversity worldwide in terms of climate, economics, and disease burden. India, a country of more than a billion people, is even more likely to experience barriers to successfully incorporating technology into medicine, especially given its enormous rural pockets and poverty rates. This remoteness and lack of access to technology will carry a tremendous health burden for many Indians in the coming years as technology is paving the way of the future in medicine. This chapter examines ways in which telemedicine benefits the people of India, unique challenges faced by different populations in India in incorporating telemedicine, and specific examples of technological interfaces that improve healthcare delivery in India.
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Gokula, R.R.M. (2020). Chapter 19: Telemedicine in India and Its Impact on Public Health. In: Murthy, P., Ansehl, A. (eds) Technology and Global Public Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46355-7_24
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