DailyGood: Virtual Doctors Reach the Rural Poor

If I create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing. --Marc Chagall Good News of the Day: These days, it's not uncommon to skype a friend overseas, or videochat with family over the holidays. But how about using videoconferencing to provide health care to rural villages? That's what E Health Point Services is up to. By opening clinics up in rural India, the program allows patients to video chat with a doctor, and then run necessary tests and get the appropriate medicine from the clinic's pharmacy. They also gives out clean drinking water to help reduce sickness. [ more ] Be The Change: Reflect on how you can use technology to help others. Share A Reflection! tell a friend | archives | unsubscribe a service of CharityFocus 105089 subscribers Rate: