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                              Connecting cities and communities with the Sustainable Development Goals

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                                    Figure 10-1 – Pan African e-Network services offered

            Features of the telemedicine services
            Stakeholders in the process include:
                ƒ  12 Super Specialty hospitals of India

                ƒ  5 regional Super Specialty hospitals of Africa
                ƒ  48 patient end locations in Africa.
            Components of the solution
                ƒ  software for patient EMRs (Electronic Medical Records)

                ƒ  direct capture of patients’ vital information from medical equipment
                ƒ  easy follow-up through tele-consultations
                ƒ  regular continued medical education (CME) sessions; live interaction through video conferencing
                        -  more than 20 medical disciplines offered
                        -  72 sessions take place in English/24 in French, every month

                        -  session schedules are circulated in advance based on the demand from the African doctors.
            Features of tele-education services

            The stakeholders in the process include:
                ƒ  5 universities of India
                ƒ  5 regional universities of Africa
                ƒ  48 learning centres in Africa.

            Programmes running:
                ƒ  6 postgraduate programmes
                ƒ  5 undergraduate programmes
                ƒ  6 diploma courses

                ƒ  10 certificate programmes.
            VVIP communication
                ƒ  This ensures communication among the heads of African nations,
                ƒ  a dedicated and secured network in Mesh Topology via satellite, and

                ƒ  audio, video and data communication through video conferencing systems.

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