TY - JOUR
T1 - Telemedicine in Peru as a Result of the COVID-19 pandemic
T2 - Perspective from a country with limited internet access
AU - Alvarez-Risco, Aldo
AU - Del-Aguila-Arcentales, Shyla
AU - Yañez3, Jaime A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/5/17
Y1 - 2021/5/17
N2 - The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the worldwide implementation of telemedicine because of the need for medical care for patients, especially those with chronic diseases. This perspective paper presents the current situation of telemedicine in Peru, showing advances in regulation, cases of successful implementation, and the current challenges. Access to health should be available to all, and more efforts need to be implemented to offer access to the internet to achieve high-quality telemedicine to all the vulnerable groups in Peru.
AB - The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the worldwide implementation of telemedicine because of the need for medical care for patients, especially those with chronic diseases. This perspective paper presents the current situation of telemedicine in Peru, showing advances in regulation, cases of successful implementation, and the current challenges. Access to health should be available to all, and more efforts need to be implemented to offer access to the internet to achieve high-quality telemedicine to all the vulnerable groups in Peru.
KW - Telemedicine
KW - Telemedicina
UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12724/13673
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85106254154&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0255
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0255
M3 - Artículo (Contribución a Revista)
C2 - 33999847
AN - SCOPUS:85106254154
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 105
SP - 6
EP - 11
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 1
ER -