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- Satmed (or SATMED) is a satellite-based eHealth communications platform, in particular for provision of eHealth to remote, resource-poor areas of emerging and developing countries. It aims to provide services to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that provide healthcare, education or health management services, governmental organisations that support regional development programs and humanitarian operations, and institutions such as medical universities, hospitals and health management institutions. Satmed was formed to address the problem that in many remote regions of developing countries there is not only a significant lack of facilities and trained health professionals, but also no communications infrastructure to remote villages (and so no access to eHealth), or even a reliable electricity supply. Satellite broadband technology is often the only solution, and one that can provide a fast connection over a vast coverage area. Satmed provides the satellite connectivity and integrates a wide range of capabilities in a single platform, including access and storage of patient e-records, medical imaging, virtual consultation, e-learning, remote monitoring and e-health management and video conferencing..The cloud-based system reduces the need for expensive on-the-ground ICT resources and their maintenance. Initially in a pilot phase for the design and evolution of the platform (developed by SES TechCom Services, a subsidiary of satellite operator SES and Berlin-based telemedicine technology company, e-Medical Communication), Satmed deployed satellite terminal equipment and the software platform to partner organisations, including NGOs, hospitals, medical universities, and other health care providers active in areas of Bangladesh, Benin, Eritrea, Guinea, Niger, the Philippines, and Sierra Leone. The pilot phase was funded by the Luxembourg government and the medical arm of , the disaster recovery communications platform created to improve the rapid response capabilities of rescue teams in areas hit by severe natural or human-made catastrophes, itself a public-private partnership between Luxembourg’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SES, HITEC Luxembourg S.A. and Luxembourg Air Ambulance S.A., with a budget 4.5million euros. The contract for SES to provide the satellite-enabled cloud-based platform for the Luxembourg Government was expanded and extended in 2017 and again in 2021, to provide the service until 2024. (en)
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- Satmed (or SATMED) is a satellite-based eHealth communications platform, in particular for provision of eHealth to remote, resource-poor areas of emerging and developing countries. It aims to provide services to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that provide healthcare, education or health management services, governmental organisations that support regional development programs and humanitarian operations, and institutions such as medical universities, hospitals and health management institutions. (en)
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