Publications by authors named "Amandari Kanagaratnam"
Article Synopsis
- Ukraine's health system has faced significant challenges since the Russian invasion in February 2022, with telemedicine becoming essential for delivering timely medical care.
- A study involving 36 health care workers revealed the prevalent use of informal communication methods like messaging apps for telemedicine, along with concerns about safety and connectivity due to war conditions.
- Implementing a secure, unified telemedicine system could enhance medical support during and after the conflict, especially for trauma care needing various specialties.
Background: Global health and development (GHD) systems that centralize power in the Global North were conceived during colonialism. As a result, they often replicate unequal power structures, maintaining dogged inequities. Growing and historic calls to decolonize GHD advocate for the transfer of power to actors in the Global South.
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