In July 2020, a couple of months ago, the implementation of project 1Doc3 began in the municipality of Armenia, capital of the department of Quindío, city that has a population of just over 300.000 inhabitants. For the development of this telemedicine project, 500 doctors and professionals support the provision of services in a virtual way.

This initiative seeks to reduce agglomerations in hospitals and avoid congestion in the health care system. "We have a reality and that is that 70% of medical consultations that are attended by emergencies, are not really vital emergencies and can indeed be attended virtually or by telephone," explained Gabriel Enrique Urrego Arroyave, Armenia's Secretary of Health.

Through teleconsultations, hospitals avoid receiving patients whose care can be performed in a virtual way. This would also prevent possible contagions of eCOVID-19. The services of this project of the Municipality of Armenia and 1Doc3 are free and exclusive to the population of that municipality through the https://espatodos.1doc3.com/enter?next=%2F.

Similarly and also with the support of the IDB, the 1Doc3 project was implemented in the city of Bogota, the capital of the country and the most populous city, however, this alliance only benefits people affiliated with Health Promoter Entity (EPS) Capital Salud: https://capitalsalud.1doc3.com/enter?next=%2F.

The creation of projects involving both private and public sectors for the benefit of specific populations, especially in times of health emergency, demonstrate the great progress that Digital Health has made in Latin America in recent years.