the Virtual Doctors

The Virtual Doctor service uses the local mobile broadband network in Africa to connect rural clinics with doctors worldwide. The VDrs has over 10 years of experience providing remote diagnosis and treatment advice to frontline workers in some of the most challenged communities in the world. We have the capacity to support any health system, anywhere. We are only limited by funding. Please help us to expand the reach of our service, by donating whatever you can below. https://www.justgiving.com/virtualdoctors There is a desperate lack of primary healthcare available to rural communities in many parts of Africa due to their geographical isolation, shortage of doctors, and lack of resources. In Zambia: one in nine children will not reach the age of five (UNICEF 2011) 14% of the adult population* are HIV Positive (ZDHS 2007) *(Aged 15-49) For a population of 14 million there are less than 800 registered doctors (WHO). Our project will prioritise child and maternal healt...