"Avoidable deaths and hospitalisations continue to soar in Australia’s remote areas..."
📰This article from
@RACGP describes how Australia needs to find solutions to improve the care of its isolated populations.
➡ As in many other locations in the world, RACGP Associate Professor Michael Clements makes the following observation: "I’ve got a mix of patients where the idea of travelling to get an ultrasound, to get an x-ray or a CT scan is too great, so they’ll put up with their pain longer or just not investigate it"
📈The article also points out that "New health data from
@aihw recently revealed potentially avoidable deaths and hospitalisations are up to three times higher in remote and very remote areas, compared with major cities."
💡 We strongly believe that technologies like our MELODY telerobotic
#ultrasound solution can help bringing more
#equality in the access to care for remote populations
#healthcare #rural
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