Using Mobile Phone for Surgery

This is another amazing story of how a doctor in Congo used Mobile Phone to save the life of a teenage boy. While in this case the doctor had to text a colleague in Britain and get instructions, one can imagine a scenario where these instructions can be stored in a repository and can be retrieved by texting to it when needed. Remember Expert Systems!

Since Mobile phone is the only way for large number of people in developing countries, it is the best tool for delivering health services, not just for trained doctors, but for semi trained medical professionals like nurses in rural areas.

India can definitely use Mobile Phones for such services.

Here is the link to the story