AIIMS telemedicine facility for Lahaul-Spiti residents

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• A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between AIIMS, Bilaspur, and the Lahaul-Spiti administration today for better health facilities to people of the district through the integrated tele-medicine platform. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR ) Centre at PGI, Chandigarh, will also be involved in it.
• “The tribal district is not only the largest in the state, but geographical and climatic difficulties also remain a major hindrance in providing better healthcare to the people. In such a situation, the agreement will be a great relief for the people. The agreement is based on important components like telemedicine, diagnostic and patient care.”