Telemedicine, Health Care's future in Nepal
The word telemedicine comes from the combination of "Tele," in Greek, meaning "distance" and "mederi" in Latin, meaning "to heal" Distance is a limit to receiving timely, good-quality health care for individuals living in remote areas. By bridging this distance between the patient and the healthcare provider, telemedicine aims to solve this limitation. Telemedicine is described by the World Health Organization as "The delivery of healthcare services, where distance is a critical factor, by all healthcare professionals using information and communication technologies for the exchange of valid information for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease and injuries, research and evaluation, and for the continuing education of healthcare providers, all in the interests of advancing the health of individuals and their communities" For example, to automatically upload vital signs and send them to a remote monitoring center, a patient or