Telemedicine in Peru as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspective from a Country with Limited Internet Access | Zendy

Aldo Álvarez-Risco | Zendy; Shyla Del-Aguila-Arcentales | Zendy; Jaime A. Yáñez | Zendy

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Telemedicine in Peru as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspective from a Country with Limited Internet Access

Author(s) -

Aldo Álvarez-Risco,

Shyla Del-Aguila-Arcentales,

Jaime A. Yáñez

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

american journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.015

H-Index - 151

eISSN - 1476-1645

pISSN - 0002-9637

DOI - 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0255

Subject(s) - telemedicine , pandemic , the internet , covid-19 , perspective (graphical) , business , medicine , health care , developing country , medical emergency , internet privacy , economic growth , computer science , world wide web , pathology , artificial intelligence , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics

The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the worldwide implementation of telemedicine because of the need for medical care for patients, especially those with chronic diseases. This perspective paper presents the current situation of telemedicine in Peru, showing advances in regulation, cases of successful implementation, and the current challenges. Access to health should be available to all, and more efforts need to be implemented to offer access to the internet to achieve high-quality telemedicine to all the vulnerable groups in Peru.

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