Jimena Aristizábal, Director of the Territorial Health Directorate (DTS), hopes to equip the remaining 13 municipalities in Caldas with telemedicine equipment.
The main purpose of boosting telemedicine services in the Caldas region is to bring higher quality health services closer to remote populations.
The telemedicine project in the region is supported by the local department government in collaboration with the University of Caldas.
The director of the DTS explained that there are 14 hospitals in the department with the right technological equipment. One of the tools is the Midoc mobile unit, which allows remote consultations even in places without internet connection or electric light, since it has an uninterrupted power system, so it can operate for three days autonomously.
This mobile unit has the ability to store patient information so that the remote community professionals informs specialists at the University of Caldas to make decisions without rushing and with greater support.
Each mobile unit costs 12 million Colombian pesos (equivalent to just over 3000 USD) and it is intended that in a short time the 27 departmental hospitals will have this technology to provide health services to as many people as possible.
