Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
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J Nepal Health Res Counc · May 2015
Opportunities and Challenges of a Rural-telemedicine Program in Nepal.
Telemedicine services are considered essential for improving the accessibility, quality and efficiency of the healthcare services in developing countries. With these expectations, government of Nepal has implemented a rural-telemedicine program in thirty peripheral district hospitals to improve the accessibility of specialist health services. Telemedicine can be appropriate to the nation like Nepal with low physician/patient ratio. However the acceptability of telemedicine can be a delayed process, where the healthcare modalities are not well internalized. Similarly, the peoples who are involved in the program play a key role for making it efficient and effective. Hence, assessing the opportunities and challenges is important to address needs and better implement the program. ⋯ Overall attitude of the stakeholders involved in delivering telemedicine services was favorable however several loopholes were reported in the existing system. Hence it shows sufficient potentialities of rural- telemedicine to improve the health care delivery in rural and inaccessible areas.
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J Nepal Health Res Counc · May 2015
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder among Medical Personnel after Nepal earthquake, 2015.
Health professionals involved in a disaster are not immune to the stressors. However, little attention is given on the psychological consequences among these professionals. This study has explored the frequency of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among them after the Nepal earthquake 2015. ⋯ This study suggest that PTSD is highly prevalent among healthcare professionals after disaster management and therefore it highlights the need for targeted interventions to specific staff who respond to large disasters to reduce the psychological burden.