Otegbayo, who stated this while hosting the crew of Ohealth in his office, yesterday, said telemedicine is good to utilise in saving healthcare and should be encouraged.
The UCH CMD, who reiterated that there are lots of advantages to telemedicine, said: “It creates room for scheduling appointments for the patients at their convenience instead of staying for hours unattended to. Also, on your App, there is room to recommend laboratories to the patients and the result can be sent to the doctor and the patient taken care of.
“It has been a wonderful experience and I believe that it is the way to go and it will continue to get better. I have known about telemedicine for a while and I saw how it works very well outside the country, not just for consultation but for training health personnel.”
The medical expert, however, added: “As we continue to develop in our information technology, we can work through that level where we can train, treat and research. These are the major functions of telemedicine. With 60 per cent of Nigerians with mobile phones and Internet capabilities, your App will help a lot and the cost is very affordable.”
He, however, wished the inventor of the online health company, Dr. Temitope Farombi, a neurologist and a consultant with UCH, well on the second anniversary of the Ohealth and many more years with advancement.
