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Telemedicine - Mauritania
| Project No | 7MAU03001 |
| Title | Telemedicine - Mauritania |
| Description | Under this project ITU will provide assistance to the Government of Mauritania in establishing a telemedicine unit that will extend access to high quality health care to remote areas, improve medical training capabilities for future specialists and increase capacities for medical data communication between networked practioners. In addition, the project will allow the sharing of some medical equipment among remote sites. |
| Area of Action |
ICT Applications |
| Status | Implemented |
| Time Frame | From 1/1/2006 To 30/6/2007 |
| Beneficiary Countries | Mauritania |
| Implementing Agency | ITU |
| Financial Scale (CHF) | 100'000 - 500'000 |
| Achievements |
The project provided assistance to the Government of Mauritania in establishing a telemedicine unit that extend access to health care in remote areas, improved medical training capabilities and increased capacities for medical data communication between networks. |
