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Causes: Health, Public Health
Mission: World Telehealth Initiative provides sustainable medical expertise to the world’s most vulnerable communities to build local capacity and deliver core health services through a network of volunteer health care professionals supported with state-of-the-art technology.
Target demographics: vulnerable communities who lack access to safe, affordable healthcare
Direct beneficiaries per year: more than 20 partner programs in over 12 countries - impacting thousands of people in need of medical care.
Geographic areas served: Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and South America
Programs: scheduled clinical consultations with medical specialists; emergent, high-acuity patient care; peer-to-peer didactics (instruction); and surgical mentoring through telehealth technology.