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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