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Telemedicine systems allow health care professionals to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients at a distance using telecommunications technology. With the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, telemedicine has now gained momentum. The World Health Organization (WHO) has also recognized telemedicine as an essential step in fostering the health care system in this context. Studies show that Telemedicine considerably reduces the economic and social burden of the beneficiaries. The method is also cost effective when compared to traditional diagnosis and treatment methods The fact that skilled elderly doctors staying reluctant towards face-to-face treatment in connection with the pandemic outbreak puts chronic patients with relatively low immunity at risk. UL Madithattu Telemedicine is an attempt to make it possible for the doctor to examine and treat the patient from a distance, without compromising on the quality of the examination or treatment.


Madithattu, a geriatric care programme run by UL Foundation in collaboration with Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society (ULCCS) and Atmavidya Sangham.