Rishikesh (The Hawk): The Uttarakhand State Chapter was inaugurated by the Telemedicine Society of India during the program organized at AIIMS Rishikesh. President of Telemedicine Society of India ( TSI )and Executive Director of AIIMS Rishikesh Professor (Dr.) Meenu Singh said that other medical and nursing colleges in the country will be also connected with this technology-based medical facility soon.
Professor (Dr.) Meenu Singh Director of AIIMS and Dr. Murthy Remilla, Secretary ( TSI ) jointly launched the Uttarakhand State Chapter of the Telemedicine Society of India ( TSI ) Addressing the program, the speakers described the telemedicine facility as a special benefit for hilly states like Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh with odd geographical conditions. During this Professor (Dr.) Meenu Singh said that other medical and nursing colleges in the country will also be connected with this facility soon. she said that plans are being prepared at various levels to widely spread this technology-based facility for health care and better education. Dr. Meenu Singh said that at present Base Hospital Kotdwar and Lal Bahadur Shastri Administrative Academy at Mussoorie are connected with the telemedicine facility of AIIMS Rishikesh.