In my previous articles, I talked about the extent to which stroke affects the people in India and how it is important for the country as a whole to take steps towards fighting this epidemic. One of the questions that often comes up during the discussion is how to overcome the high cost of infrastructure, manpower and the lack of awareness among the people. In the coming articles, I discuss the strategies that will help in establishing cost-effective comprehensive healthcare in general and stroke in particular.

Telestroke Few countries in the world have experienced the explosive growth of internet usage that India is going through. India took more than ten years to grow from 10 million to 100 million internet users, three years to grow from 100 to 200 million; however, only a year to grow from 200 to 300 million users. According to a recent report 'Internet in India 2014', that is…