Tele -health is the key to optimize the available resources through adoption of Information and Communication Technology. It will provide an optimal health care solution to the patients of the remote areas. Services of one Medical Officer based at a central place can be utilized for examining and rendering advice to patients sitting for away. This is the most important application of Information Technology for healthcare. Information and Communication Technology infrastructure has to be developed for a facility which will benefit education, and health of the people.
Telemedicine uses Information Technology to help medical professionals diagnose and treat patients who are at a geographically different location. Telemedicine centers will be set up for provision of following consultation services:
The remote areas of AJK should be the first choice for such a technology service because due to difficult mountainous environment its extremely difficult for emergency patients to gain the first aid services.