{"id":10866,"date":"2023-09-08T06:52:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T06:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/?page_id=10866"},"modified":"2023-10-19T13:33:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T13:33:53","slug":"healthcare-in-malawi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/healthcare-in-malawi\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthcare in Malawi"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10866\" class=\"elementor elementor-10866\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-798c50d wd-section-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"798c50d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d4f1ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"1d4f1ae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1c6079\" data-id=\"f1c6079\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cee8765 wd-section-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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.elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Too few doctors<\/strong><\/p><p>There are far too few doctors in Malawi \u2013 only 1 doctor for every 60,000 patients!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b92198a 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.elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:right;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:left;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box 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https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_25_48_323Z-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_25_48_323Z-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_25_48_323Z-860x574.png 860w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_25_48_323Z-430x287.png 430w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_25_48_323Z-700x467.png 700w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_25_48_323Z-150x100.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Too few doctors<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">There are far too few doctors in Zambia \u2013 only 1 doctor for every 12,000 patients!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-572b89c wd-animation-slide-from-left wd-animation-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"572b89c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ecc0ac elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8ecc0ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_22_185Z.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11137\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_22_185Z.png 940w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_22_185Z-400x267.png 400w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_22_185Z-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_22_185Z-860x574.png 860w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_22_185Z-430x287.png 430w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_22_185Z-700x467.png 700w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_22_185Z-150x100.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Doctors covering large  catchment areas<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">2\/3 of doctors live in urban areas; 2\/3 of the population live in rural Zambia.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-171d198 wd-animation-slide-from-left wd-animation-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"171d198\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca7f56 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6ca7f56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_38_762Z.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11133\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_38_762Z.png 940w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_38_762Z-400x266.png 400w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_38_762Z-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_38_762Z-860x572.png 860w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_38_762Z-430x286.png 430w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_38_762Z-700x465.png 700w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_38_762Z-150x100.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Under-equipped rural health centres <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Consequently, most rural health centres are under-staffed and under-equipped.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfcd93b wd-section-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfcd93b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1643876 wd-animation-slide-from-left wd-animation-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1643876\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec256e4 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ec256e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"1128\" src=\"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_09_071Z.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11136\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_09_071Z.png 752w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_09_071Z-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_09_071Z-533x800.png 533w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_09_071Z-430x645.png 430w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_09_071Z-700x1050.png 700w, https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_09_071Z-150x225.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Health workers challenged  <\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Health workers struggle to diagnose and treat many chronic and acute conditions, so patient conditions can deteriorate. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bd7056 wd-animation-slide-from-left wd-animation-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4bd7056\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e0678 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"65e0678\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/VirtualDoctorsUSA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image_2023_09_29T18_26_28_863Z.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11138\" alt=\"\" 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(max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Distant referrals<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Patients may have to walk or cycle for many hours, or even days, to reach a district hospital. Costs of transport are prohibitive to many.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-117fce7 wd-animation-slide-from-left wd-animation-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"117fce7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25fb8bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25fb8bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 14-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Health Stats:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4995d0a color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4995d0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Doctors covering large catchment areas<\/strong><\/p><p>1\/5 of doctors live in urban areas;\u00a04\/5 of the population live in rural Malawi.<\/p><p><strong>Under-equipped rural health centres\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Consequently, most rural health centres are under-staffed and under-equipped.<\/p><p><strong>Health Stats:<\/strong><\/p><p>1 in 14 (61 \u00a0children per 1000) children will not reach the age of 5*<\/p><p>9% of the adult population are HIV+*<\/p><p>*WHO 2020 statistics<\/p><p><strong>Health workers challenged <\/strong><\/p><p>Health workers struggle to diagnose and treat many chronic and acute conditions, so patient conditions can deteriorate.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Distant referrals<\/strong><\/p><p>Patients may have to walk or cycle for many hours, or even days, to reach a district hospital.\u00a0Costs of transport are prohibitive to many.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81e69c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wd-section-disabled\" data-id=\"81e69c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26ff4dd\" data-id=\"26ff4dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa1237c\" data-id=\"aa1237c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77ded03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"77ded03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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It accepted the \u201cneed to embrace and promote telemedicine\u2026 by developing a comprehensive framework, guidelines and operational model on its use.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"\">There is also growing academic research into telemedicine. Salatian<em> et al<\/em> (1) note &#8216;benefits at federal, state and community level&#8230;across all political parties, religious dogmas, village councils and tribal and ethnic groups.&#8221;<\/p><p class=\"\">Research to prove the value of telemedicine to healthcare workers in rural Kenya compared face to face consultations with submitted telemedicine case files for the same sample of patients. Medical feedback was consistent between the two methods in 78% of cases; and treatment advice was consistent between the two methods in 89% of cases (2).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"\">1.\u00a0Salatian, A., Zivkovic, J. and Ademoh, F. 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(2013) <em>Reliability of a Telemedicine System Designed for Rural Kenya. <\/em>Journal of Primary Care &amp; Community Health, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 177- 181<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4029b8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4029b8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest figures <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b88ec7 color-scheme-inherit text-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b88ec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over 290 users trained across all provinces and 42 districts in Zambia.<\/p><p>231 volunteer Doctors responding to cases covering multiple specialities.<\/p><p>The majority of our volunteers have experience working in resource poor settings so have an understanding of the issues the Clinical Officers face. The feedback from the Clinical Officers confirmed that the Virtual Doctors advice was beneficial.<\/p><p>90% said it helped improve patient symptoms<\/p><p>76% said it prevented a referral to hospital 94% found it educational Their comments included:<\/p><p><em>\u201cAm learning a lot from the doctors in the UK. I appreciate the work they are doing. Work becomes much easy. \u201c<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u201cVDrs very helpful. As the programme does not only benefit the patients but also increases knowledge for the healthy provider. Keep it up VDrs\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u201cThe Information is very educational. Timing is good. Less than 24 hrs you have the answers.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p><em>\u201cThe interaction with the Doctor helped me manage the case better. 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