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Amrita Institute to open telemedicine centers in seven Nepal hospitals
Kochi’ s 1,300-bed Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Center( Amrita Hospital) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding( MoU) with the Kathmandubased Association of Non- Government Hospitals( ANGHOS) to establish telemedicine centers linking seven of ANGHOS member hospitals in Nepal with its medical experts in India.
The agreement was signed by Dr Prem Nair, Medical Director, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences,
Kochi, and Dr. Bharat Pradhan, Chairperson, ANGHOS, Nepal. Leading nephrologist from Nepal Dr. Rishi Kumar Kafle and Shyam Dhaubhadel, Executive Member, ANGHOS, were also present on the occasion, along with Brahmachari Nijamrita Chaitanya of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math, the NGO under whose auspices Amrita Hospital falls.
The ANGHOS member institutions in Nepal which will benefit from the telemedicine service include PHECT
-Model Hospital and Kirtipur Hospital; Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology; Nepal Anti-Tuberculosis
Association; National Kidney Centre; Manmohan Memorial Community Hospital; Siddhi Memorial Foundation Hospital; and Nepal Orthopedic Hospital.
As part of the MoU, the joint research projects between Indian and Nepalese healthcare professionals will revolve around neglected tropical diseases and dengue, chikungunya, malaria and filaria. Communitybased health activities will be another focus area.
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66 BioVoiceNews | March 2017