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State Government , Isro MoU on telemedicine

The State Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ISRO on Monday for establishing Telemedicine Network in Andhra Pradesh. According to a press release, the telemedicine network facility is expected to work wonders for rural patients as they could avoid the tedious journey to the specialists in city hospitals.

The network will be established in two phases. The initial phase covers eight nodes consisting of Osmania General Hospital, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, MNJ Institute of Oncology and LV Prasad Eye Institute, district hospitals of Anantapur and Kakinada and Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences and Mullapudi Harischandra Prasad Hospital.