Sick patients in remote Pakistani villages can now get high quality medical services that were previously lacking or absent via an Internet-based program provided by the U.S. Department of State and IBM, its private sector partner. The Pakistan Telemedicine Project provides an extensive array of healthcare consultation and education via the Internet. The subject areas include: pre-operative planning and follow-up; cardiac assessment; ophthalmology, dermatology, radiology, infectious disease, and pre-natal evaluations; and medical triage for traumas and acute illnesses.
