%0 Journal Article
%T The Use of Telemedicine in Bangladesh during COVID-19 Pandemic
%A Mohammad Monirujjaman Khan
%A S. M. Tahsinur Rahman
%A Sabik Tawsif AnjumIslam
%J E-Health Telecommunication Systems and Networks
%P 1-19
%@ 2167-9525
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/etsn.2021.101001
%X This paper presents the impact of telemedicine use among patients and
healthcare professionals during the epidemic due to COVID-19 outbreak in
Bangladesh. According to our findings, as the coronavirus outbreak quickly
surges worldwide, many countries are adapting non-therapeutic preventative
measures. Telemedicine is the exchange of medical information from one location
to another using electronic communication. Telemedicine refers to the use of
information and communication technology to provide healthcare support. During
the pandemic, it is safer not to visit a hospital physically for consultation
until and unless it is of utmost emergency. In this scenario, Telemedicine
plays a vast role in developing both the quality and access to healthcare
services during a pandemic. The current (COVID-19) scenario has shown us the
significance of using Telehealth to deliver healthcare, especially as a means of decreasing the risk of
cross-contamination caused by close contact. Bangladesh, like every
other nation, has started using telemedicine as a means of providing digital
healthcare services. As the outbreak continues, this paper finds that several
telemedicine service providers in Bangladesh have increased their operation for
serving the general mass. This paper finds the role of telemedicine during the
COVID-19 pandemic as a bridge between providing safe healthcare consultation
while keeping social distance as advised. The current situation of COVID-19 in
Bangladesh has also been discussed in this paper. Despite some challenges of a
telemedicine application in Bangladesh, the role of telemedicine is quite
impactful during the pandemic.
%K Telehealth
%K Telemedicine
%K Pandemic
%K Sustainability
%K Outbreak
%K Coronavirus
%K COVID-19
%K Remote Monitoring
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=107536