Telemedicine to Timor-Leste: implementing an international cardiac telehealth service during population dislocation, floods and COVID-19.

Background: The East Timor Hearts Fund has provided cardiac services in Timor-Leste since 2010, conducting three clinics yearly.

Aim: To develop collaborative telehealth services between Australia and Timor-Leste in the context of international border closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Scoping discussions identified major challenges (structural, patient related and medical system related).