Telemedicine a Boon for Remote Nangi Village

This article describes a rural health facility in a remote village, Nangi (Nepal), which offers a charity clinic with "telemedicine" services in spite of insufficient infrastructure and limited help. The majority of villagers are described as not being able to afford to travel ten miles to the district headquarters, Pokhara, to receive medical treatment. Instead, the article describes them as accessing doctors for medical treatment and prescriptions through a wireless internet connection operated by Himanchal Secondary School.

The article alludes to a Japanese man donating Rs 200,000 to upgrade the pharmacy based on his perception of the hardships faced by the villagers. The services at the clinic are available free of cost and prescribed medicines are provided at subsidised cost as well.