Orange Roll Out Telemedicine

In February 2009,Orange embarked on a pilot project with Botswana-UPenn Partnership, to provide a mobile health and telemedicine solution for Botswana.  The pilot study was a success and as a result, the ministry has now taken over the project and is incorporating it into the country's long-term health strategy.  When it was initiated, it focused only on mobile oral telemedicine but now the project includes mobile tele-dermatology, tele-radiology, and mobile cervical cancer screening. 

"As its corporate social responsibility, which is at the heart of our business, it was natural for Orange to extend our involvement in this project and have committed to grow our contribution in line with the up scaling of the project.  Our role as Orange Botswana is to provide telecommunication services (internet connectivity)," a communique from the company stated.