E-conferencing rises to the top in health sector as pandemic rages on
April 29, 2021 | 12:03 am
THE Philippines’ Health department has logged 2.3 million minutes in conference calls and telemedicine on Cisco Systems, Inc.’s platform, demonstrating the impact of technology on citizens and organizations during the pandemic crisis.
“Over the past year, the Department of Health (DoH) conducted 17,400 sessions over Webex, amounting to over 2.3 million minutes of meetings and consultations,” Cisco said in an e-mailed statement on Tuesday.
“In the past three months alone, the DoH has engaged with over 100,000 stakeholders and patients per month,” it added.
Cisco Managing Director for the Philippines Karrie C. Ilagan noted telehealth is not new in the Philippines, but it was not the norm before.
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