Friday, January 14, 2011 Science & Technology
"If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing."
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Virtual Doctors Reach the Rural Poor

Virtual Doctors Reach the Rural Poor
These days, it's not uncommon to skype a friend overseas, or videochat with family over the holidays. But how about using videoconferencing to provide health care to rural villages? That's what E Health Point Services is up to. By opening clinics up in rural India, the program allows patients to video chat with a doctor, and then run necessary tests and get the appropriate medicine from the clinic's pharmacy. They also gives out clean drinking water to help reduce sickness.

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