Emergency Telemedicine facility for pilgrims being set up at Sabarimala pilgrimage center in Kerala with technical assistance from JIPMER, Puducherry, and ISRO which is going to be operational from November 17 A telemedicine facility is being set up at the Sabarimala pilgrimage center, to provide specialist medical consultation round the clock to pilgrims who might require emergency care, with technical assistance from JIPMER, Puducherry, and ISRO. The facility is expected to become operational during the current pilgrimage season beginning November.17. Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication and information technologies in order to provide clinical healthcare at a distant and remote corners of a demographic region.
It is also used in case of critical care and emergency situations. Telemedicine activities in India were started in 1999. The Indian Space Research Organization has…
