Leading healthcare provi-der Apollo Hospitals has tied up with telecom giant Erics-son to provide telemedicine facilities across the country through broadband-enabled mobile phone networks.
Telecom firm Ericsson and Corporate hospital group Apollo Telemedicine Networking foundation (ATNF) today signed an agreement to take telemedicine to the remote corners of the country.
To overcome the shortage of over six lakh medical professionals in the country, the corporate groups such as Apollo Hospitals Group, Fortis Health Care and Max Healthcare have asked the government to