Columbia Asia Hospitals has now tied up with PDMD, Cameroon for provision of Tele-Radiology, Tele-Consult and Tele-education services.
The Bengaluru-based hospital has been providing tele-radiology services since 2010 for the remote areas in India and also across seven countries including Indonesia, France, Saudi, Bahrain, Kenya and Uganda.
From March, PDMD - Cameroon will start a polyclinic with world class diagnostic facilities in Douala, capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region. The center will be equipped with the latest diagnosis techniques such as MRI, CT scan, mammography, X-Ray, USG and Laboratory facilities.
“This partnership with Columbia Asia will help provide international quality services to patients in Cameroon and the countries of the sub region such as Chad, Central Africa Republic, Gabon, Congo Brazzaville and even Guinea Conakry in general,” said Paul Guimezap, chief executive officer, PDMD & president, IUC- L’Institut Universitaire de la Côte,Cameroon.
“The infrastructure of Columbia Asia Hospital equals those of the biggest hospitals in the world. The cleanliness professionalism of the nurses and doctors have motivated the choice of Columbia Asia as our partner amongst the many options that we had in India. Moreover, the services of international patients of CARH have gained the trust of African patients who have recovered from deadly diseases, thanks to the expertise of doctors these last ten years,” he added.
“Through PDMD, we will deliver internationally benchmarked medical practices to Cameroon and its surrounding region. In addition, we will also help build capabilities in the country by collaborating to provide radiology skill development through the educational institute run by PDMD,” said Dr Harsha Rajaram, vice president – Telemedicine, Columbia Asia Hospitals.