Apollo holds tele-medicine dermatology camps in Kutch

APOLLO Hospitals, Ahmedabad organised Dermatology camps at six different locations in Kutch on Monday. Over 30 patients were examined by Consultant Dermatologist Anshul Warman via satellite communication at these camps, after which, individual prescriptions were sent to the consulting centres to be distributed to the patients.

Apollo Hospitals has made arrangements to ensure medicines are made available to patients through its pharmacy network across Gujarat. Medicines will be made available in the region of Kutch with help of the pharmacy at the Mundra hospital.

Apollo Hospitals International Limited in association with ISRO will be spreading awareness about health issues through tele-medicine in remote regions of the Kutch district. The hospitals plans to add more specialties to the tele-communication list. Sessions on Gynaecology, Diabetology and Orthopedics through the use of satellite are also being planned by the hospital.

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