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Telerad foundation- Care Through e-Care

last updated Apr 19, 2013

Overview

Implementing organization: 
TeleRadiology Solutions
Legal Status: 
Private (not-for-profit)
Year Launched: 
2007
Stage: 
Existing/expansion stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
All income levels

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Revenue (e.g., interest on loans)
Additional Source(s) of Funding: 
In-kind contributions

Technology

Technology Used: 
Computer › Apps/Software, Computer › Internet, Camera (Video/Photo)
Technology Purpose: 
Extending Geographic Access, Improving Diagnosis and Treatment

Scale

Personnel Employed: 
100<
Number of Clients Served: 
As of March 2013: 27379
Summary: 

The Telerad Foundation provides remote radiology to hospitals in rural/semirural or underserved areas in Asia that are unable to obtain on-site radiology coverage.

Key program components: 

The Foundation's goals are the following:

  • Provide teleradiology support to hospitals in rural/semirural or underserved areas in Asia that are unable to obtain on-site radiology coverage, and thereby provide a higher standard of diagnosis and care to such communities
  • Develop low cost technologies to make the delivery of such services feasible to locations where high-speed broadband has not yet penetrated
  • Disseminate knowledge and training in the field of teleradiology and telemedicine to raise the overall standard of medical care in the community.

Additional Information

Program history: 

The Telerad Foundation was established in 2007 by Teleradiology Solutions as a not-for-profit trust.

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