World Telehealth Initiative

World Telehealth Initiative is launching a new program in Guatemala at Westmont Salomon Hernandez Hospital!🌍This program will help address the critical shortage of #healthcare workers in Guatemala, where there are just 3 medical specialists per 100,000 people. 👩⚕️👨⚕️ We'll be supporting the hospital with internal medicine care, gynecology, obstetrics, and mental health via #telehealth. 🤰By partnering with local healthcare providers, we aim to advance patient care and enhance medical training. Stay tuned for updates! Hospital Westmont Bethel #telemedicine #globalhealth #publichealth #collaboration

This month, World Telehealth Initiative's ultrasound #training pilot program expands to its second site at Central Regional Referral Hospital in Bhutan!🤝 Located along the Bhutan-India border, CRRH serves the second-largest patient load in the country. 🏥 Through our innovative program, clinicians at CRRH will receive ultrasound #technology and hands-on training, guided by specialists from Orlando Health. 👩⚕️👨⚕️The six-week curriculum delivered via #telehealth, empowers local providers to enhance diagnostic accuracy and patient care in underserved regions. 🌍 Together, we're bridging the gap in access to life-saving technology and expertise! #innovation #telemedicine #ultrasound #globalhealth

🌍Meet Dr. Connie Bartlett, a pediatrician at Providence in California who has been making a global impact on mothers and children through World Telehealth Initiative. 🤝By mentoring colleagues in Nigeria via #telehealth, she’s helping provide healthcare to children—many of whom are seeing a doctor for the first time. 👩⚕️Watch the video to hear Dr. Bartlett's experience making a difference in Nigeria via telehealth. #globalhealth #telemedicine #volunteer #mentor #publichealth

A recent report from the World Health Organization (WHO) reports 1,940 attacks on health care in Ukraine—the highest number of attacks on #healthcare recorded by WHO in any #humanitarian emergency to date. 🏥Yet the resilience of the Ukrainian healthcare workforce shines through. 👩⚕️👨⚕️ World Telehealth Initiative is committed to aiding these dedicated healthcare professionals by using #telehealth to facilitate collaboration among clinicians at 26 hospitals and health outposts across the country. 🤝Our program also connects Ukrainian healthcare providers with medical experts worldwide, ensuring patients receive the care they need when specialists aren’t available locally. 🌍 #globalhealth #medtech #telemedicine #collaboration

Bhutan’s unique approach to well-being, measured by Gross National Happiness, is reflected in its commitment to universal #healthcare. However, challenges remain, particularly in accessing specialized care. 👩⚕️This year, World Telehealth Initiative (WTI) has expanded our impact in Bhutan to two more hospitals, Central and Eastern Regional Referral Hospitals. 🏥 By delivering targeted education and training to local clinicians, we're helping to reduce patient referrals, increase access to specialized care and build local capacity. 🤝Together, we’re working towards a healthier future for the Land of the Thunder Dragon. 🐉 Explore our blog to find out more: https://lnkd.in/geyq5hBb #medtech #telehealth #globalhealth #education #partnership

World Telehealth Initiative is transforming access to quality healthcare worldwide and have empowered clinicians across 50+ low-resource communities. To scale our impact, we’ve built a cutting-edge #platform that connects volunteer medical specialists with low-resource hospitals and clinics. The platform #algorithmically matches requests from these #healthcare facilities with medical experts who have the right skills, language proficiency, and availability—whether it's a pediatric nephrologist or a cardiologist. We’re breaking down barriers to care and advancing global health equity, one match at a time! #medtech #globalhealth #innovation

At Longisa County Referral Hospital in Kenya, World Telehealth Initiative is supporting medical education through #telehealth. 🏥Each lecture delivered by our volunteer specialists attracts over 100 clinicians attending—eager to learn and increase access to specialized care in their community. 👨⚕️👩⚕️ A recent lectures focused on diagnosing and managing neonatal jaundice—a critical skill that saves lives. Clinicians at Longisa are now better equipped to diagnose and treat this condition early. 👶We’re proud to be a part of their commitment to continuing #education and delivering quality #healthcare. 🌍 #telemedicine #medtech #partnership #globalhealth

World Telehealth Initiative is proud to support #oncology care in Rawalakot, Pakistan. 🏥💙In a region where the physician to population ratio is just 1.08 doctors per 1,000 people, Dr. Naeem Latif founded Latif Khan Cancer Hospital to provide much-needed, affordable cancer care where it was almost non-existent. 🤝 Through our #partnership, oncology experts from the United States are now able to collaborate with and support local Pakistani doctors via #telehealth, bringing hope and advanced care to those who need it most. 🌎 #CancerCare #Telemedicine #MedTech #GlobalHealth

World Telehealth Initiative's new program in Togo, a small country in West Africa, is supporting the opening of a much-needed intensive care unit (ICU). 🤝 With only 9 ICU beds in the entire country, the new 5-bed ICU at El Elyon Hospital will be the largest in Togo. 🏥WTI critical care doctors and nurses will support the launch via telehealth to upskill Togolese clinicians, share protocols, and establish standards of care.👩⚕️👨⚕️ #Togo #ICUCare #Telemedicine #GlobalHealth #HealthcareInnovation #CriticalCare #Telehealth #MedTech

Two years into the conflict in Ukraine, accessing essential #health services remains a significant challenge. As of 2023, only 450 out of 720 hospitals are still operating. 🏥💙 World Telehealth Initiative has been supporting #Ukraine from the onset of the conflict, using #telehealth to facilitate collaboration among clinicians at 26 hospitals and health outposts across the country. 🤝 Additionally, our program connects Ukrainian healthcare providers with medical experts worldwide, ensuring patients receive the care they need when specialists aren’t unavailable locally.🌍 #globalhealth #humanitarian #telemedicine #medtech