Tele-medicine network employing P-P mini-microwave system with high capacity for rural and remote areas in developing countries

This paper introduces a good solution for providing a tele-medicine system that will contribute greatly to the availability of medical aid for inhabitants in rural/remote areas of developing countries. The features of this tele-medicine system are to employ a point-to-point [P-P] mini-microwave system and to provide a remote community with a medical office and a multi-purpose community telecenter [MCT] if necessary. The network configurations of the mini-microwave system will be illustrated and several advantages are mentioned such as high capacity, long propagation hop length, wide range of frequency bands, ethernet interface for LAN connections and low cost due to mass-production. The tele-medicine configurations in the medical office and the MCT connections are illustrated in two ways: an El and an IP network. The paramedical staffer nurse(s) attending the medical office will have basic roles and actions that are to give first aid, doctor´s diagnosis and instructions to patients through the tele-medicine system.