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| Dr. Augustine Egbunike, president, Nigerian International Franchise Association |
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Augustine Chudi Egbunike, MD:
Why TELEMEDICINE
is so important for Africa
Egbunike was medical director, Ramsey Cluster Unit at the University of Texas Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care between 1997 and 2001 where he was actively involved in the use of telemedicine to deliver specialized medical care to prison inmates from the specialist teaching hospital located several miles away in Galveston, Texas, USA.
Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication technology for medical diagnosis and patient care when the provider and client are separated by distance. In 1994, the University of Texas Medical Branch formed a partnership with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to provide managed healthcare for prison inmates ... Read Interview by Class Magazine and USAfricaonline Publisher Chido Nwangwu. Profile by Demola Quadri
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