Keep it simple: telemedicine to support pediatric care in Ethiopia through existing instant messaging applications
Telegram is already used by pediatric providers in Ethiopia for telemedicine and medical education. This affordable intervention can improve access and ease the burden of consultations for all providers while meeting current infrastructure. It has potential to be scaled up and regulated to improve pediatric telemedicine in Ethiopia and many LMIC.
Authors
- Tigist Bacha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8322-1612)
- Yossef Alnasser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3470-8432)
- James Okereke
- Sarah Erum
Institutions
- St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- mHealth
- Published
- 2025-06-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/mhealth-24-86
- Primary Topic
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00