[afro-nets] Another Telemedicine linkage (Indo-Mauritian) in Africa

[Sanjay P. Sood <sood@csac.mu>]

Another Telemedicine linkage (Indo-Mauritian) in Africa
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Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to inform you about a recent addition to the inter-
national telemedicine programs. It happens to be the first in
its category in the country of Mauritius.

Sanjay P. Sood
mailto:sood@csac.mu


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TELEMEDICINE IN MAURITIUS

Clinique du Nord at Tombeau Bay in Mauritius became the first
healthcare setup in the private sector (in Mauritius) to launch
its telemedicine linkage.

Through this telemedicine linkage between these two countries of
similar ethnicity, Mauritian patients shall be able to reap the
benefits of Telecardiology and Teleradiology services from the
doctors at Manipal Hospital in Bangalore, India.

Manipal Hospital in India is recognized by the Government of
Mauritius, as its tertiary care referral hospital. Besides
adults, neonates too are sent to Manipal for treatment and sur-
geries. With this telemedicine linkage the patients who have
been treated at Manipal shall be able to get easy, cheaper and
quicker follow up advice from their doctors in Bangalore. This
application of ICT in healthcare shall also enable others to get
second opinion on their diagnosis. The telemedicine set up at
Clinique du Nord also includes the facility of video conferenc-
ing.

We started working on this project in November 2004, eventually,
the telemedicine facility at Clinique du Nord was launched on
the 18th of August, 2005 in the presence of Minister of Health
and Quality of Life; Minister of Information Technology and Com-
munication; Indian High Commissioner and others.

For more information on the project please visit:
http://www.spsood.com/telemedicineinmauritius.htm


Kind regards,

Sanjay P. Sood
http://www.spsood.com/
M.Tech., P.G.D.M.
Head of School
C-DAC School of Advanced Computing (C-SAC)
(University of Mauritius)
4, Glaieuls Avenue
Quatre Bornes
Republic of Mauritius

Tel: +230-467-5273, 467-7004, 467-7005
Fax: +230-467-5272
mailto:sood@csac.mu *
http://www.csac.mu/


C-SAC (estd. 2002) is a joint initiative of University of Mauri-
tius and C-DAC India - set up to promote ICT based educa-
tion/research in the island country.

University of Mauritius is the country's oldest tertiary-
quaternary level, non-profit academic body at Reduit.

C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) is a Scien-
tific Society under the aegis of Ministry of Communications and
Information Technology, Govt. of India.
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* alternatively: mailto:sood@spsood.com