Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Launches Telemedicine Services in Hospitals Wed Nov 27,2013

 Telemedicine is a service provided by combining both telecommunication and information technology to provide health care to remote areas.

Heralding a new era of quality health facility, telemedicine services were launched on Wed Nov 27,2013 in city based prominent hospitals and those in 22 districts and 82 primary health centres of Bihar.

The telemedicine services was launched by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar at a function at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH).

The CM told reporters that in the first phase telemedicine facilities have been started in PMCH, Indira
Gandhi Institute of Medical Science (IGIMS), Indira Gandhi Heart Institute, all in Patna, along with 22 district hospitals and 82 primary health centres.