This paper describes a collaborative initiative for developing a telemedicine model on for Colombia and Latin America from a social perspective. This was led by the Colombian Telemedicine Center (CTMC) with the participation of teams from Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, and Argentina, in addition to on-going interaction with academic institutions such as Javeriana University, Icesi University, and Murcia University.
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