Telemedicine Diffusion in a Developing Country: A Case of Ghana

Telemedicine allows healthcare professionals to evaluate, diagnose, and treat patients. International telemedicine is detrimental and necessary in order to exchange information through electronic communications to improve and assist in patient healthcare. In this study we examine and assess the telemedicine practice in the developing country of Ghana. Healthcare coverage is an expensive worldwide epidemic and population growth in developing nations continues to remain high. This requires support from national leaders and the citizens who comprise the societies. The slums of Accra, the capital of Ghana are inhabited by low-income earners and migrants. Citizens are unlikely to insure as they move closer to poverty regardless of the risk-aversions they may face regarding illness. Limited benefits of being insured and failure to uphold promised benefits will also negatively affect the Ghana citizens to remain insured as they move to a fight or flight mindset for survival. With support from government leaders, Telemedicine can influence Ghana in a very positive way. With financial support as well as technological support the Health epidemic in Africa can be reduced and better manageable.