Possibility of introducing telemedicine services in Asian and African countries

Suzuki, Tsuneo; Hotta, Jyuri; Kuwabara, Tomomi; Yamashina, Hiroko; Ishikawa, Tomoki; Tani, Yasuhiro; Ogasawara, Katsuhiko

doi:10.1016/j.hlpt.2020.01.006

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“…A 2016 multi-country study by Suzuki et al assessed the possibility of introducing telemedicine services in several developing Asian countries ( 15 ). Indicators including healthcare environment, national information technology (IT) progress and economic status were used to assess the viability of internet-based medical services.…”

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“…This highlights the necessity for building supporting infrastructure, government support and involvement, upskilling of the workforce, and legislative compliance. Suzuki et al reported that in countries such as South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, and Algeria, high internet and mobile penetration rates open up the possibility for telemedicine to compensate for large physician shortages (15). Economic development, mobile phone penetrance, and internet speed all need to be considered when considering future telemedicine possibilities.…”

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Telemedicine Across the Globe-Position Paper From the COVID-19 Pandemic Health System Resilience PROGRAM (REPROGRAM) International Consortium (Part 1)

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Bradley

Chattu

et al. 2020

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has accelerated the adoption of telemedicine globally. The current consortium critically examines the telemedicine frameworks, identifies gaps in its implementation and investigates the changes in telemedicine framework/s during COVID-19 across the globe. Streamlining of global public health preparedness framework that is interoperable and allow for collaboration and sharing of resources, in which telemedicine is an integral part of the public health response during outbreaks such as COVID-19, should be pursued. With adequate reinforcement, telemedicine has the potential to act as the "safety-net" of our public health response to an outbreak. Our focus on telemedicine must shift to the developing and under-developing nations, which carry a disproportionate burden of vulnerable communities who are at risk due to COVID-19.

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Telemedicine Across the Globe-Position Paper From the COVID-19 Pandemic Health System Resilience PROGRAM (REPROGRAM) International Consortium (Part 1)

Bhaskar

Bradley

Chattu

et al. 2020

Front. Public Health

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“…With the onset of COVID‐19 and accompanying movement restrictions, delivering interventions and surveys online (N. Pang, Shoesmith, et al, 2020) has received renewed interest. This corresponds with an increase of interest in telepsychiatry (Suzuki et al, 2020). Most of the research is presently either in progress or under review by journals.…”

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The state of psychiatric research in the Asia Pacific region

Roche

Fung

Ransing

et al. 2020

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

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Introduction This study aims to review recent scientific publications and research output in the field of psychiatry, from a series of countries in the Asia‐Pacific region (Australia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, and Nepal), with a view to identify themes and similarities across regions, as well as to examine the barriers and challenges in mental health research faced by countries in the region. Methods Seven psychiatrists from seven countries reviewed recent published and ongoing research in psychiatry in their respective nations, with respect to themes, as well as any barriers or challenges faced by mental health researchers. Results While the seven nations included in this review vary in terms of research capabilities and economic development level, they share many similarities both in terms of research direction, and with regards to challenges faced. Limitations in the form of sociocultural differences from the West, and a lack of funding were some of the barriers identified. Discussion Mental health research in the region has been progressing well. However, more varied research in the form of qualitative or economic studies are lacking, as are multi‐center studies. The similar issues that nations face with regards to research could perhaps benefit from collaborative efforts and initiatives for the furtherance of research in the region.

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“…It is relatively more bureaucratic to procure and modernize technological services in the public healthcare sectors in Asian countries (UNECE 2012 ). Nonetheless, recently, healthcare sectors in Asia have shown high prospects of incorporating teleservices (Suzuki et al, 2020 ). The private sector has a proven track record in adopting innovative and environment-friendly technology such as teleservice which cut down emissions drastically (De Costa and Diwan 2007 ; Sood et al 2007 ).…”

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The roles of economic growth and health expenditure on CO2 emissions in selected Asian countries: a quantile regression model approach

Bilgili

Kuşkaya

Khan

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Continuous economic growth and the rise in energy consumption are linked with environmental pollution. Demand for health care expenditure increased after the COVID-19 pandemic. This study is interesting in modeling the nexus between public and private health expenditure, carbon dioxide emissions, and economic growth. To this end, the present study analyzed the nexus between public and private health care expenditure, economic growth, and environmental pollution for 36 Asian countries for the period 1991–2017. FMOLS, GMM, and quantile regression analysis confirm the EKC hypothesis in Asia. Besides, FMOLS and quantile regressions reached the reducing effects of government and private health expenditures on CO 2 emissions. While quantile regression results show that public and private health expenditures can mitigate CO 2 emissions; however, these results differ for various levels of CO 2 . Findings of quantile regression show a significant impact of both public and private health expenditures in reducing CO 2 at the 50 th and 75 th quantiles but results are insignificant for the 25 th quantile. Overall, the paper concludes that both government and private health sectors’ expenditures caused CO 2 emissions to decrease in Asia and that the negative impact of the private health sector on CO 2 emissions is greater than that of the government health sector. The concluding remark is that the higher the health spending, the higher the environmental quality will be in Asia. Hence, the health administrators need to increase public and private health expenditures with an effective cost-service and energy-efficient management approach to reach sustainable health services and a sustainable environment in Asia. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11356-021-13639-6.

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Possibility of introducing telemedicine services in Asian and African countries

Cited by 33 publications

References 9 publications

Telemedicine Across the Globe-Position Paper From the COVID-19 Pandemic Health System Resilience PROGRAM (REPROGRAM) International Consortium (Part 1)

Telemedicine Across the Globe-Position Paper From the COVID-19 Pandemic Health System Resilience PROGRAM (REPROGRAM) International Consortium (Part 1)

The state of psychiatric research in the Asia Pacific region

The roles of economic growth and health expenditure on CO2 emissions in selected Asian countries: a quantile regression model approach

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