BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Orascom Telecom
and Mobinil, in collaboration with Great Connection, today
announced the launch of a pilot project to bring mobile DICOM
sonar images remote diagnostics to pregnant women in Egypt.
Mobile Baby™ service, offered in Egypt by Mobinil, the
country’s leading mobile operator, enables healthcare providers in
clinics to transfer patients’ ultrasound images wirelessly to
family members and referring physicians for expert advice. Mobile
Baby™ is initially launched in Cairo Scan, one of Egypt’s
major clinics, with plans to expand the service availability to
clinics and hospitals across other parts of the country, including
rural regions. The initiative is part of Orascom Telecom’s and
Mobinil’s shared commitment to using technology to bring economic
and social benefits to the Egyptian people in urban and rural
areas.
Mobile Baby™ enables medical practitioners to send
ultrasound images, video clips and 3D scans to and from referring
physicians for remote medical diagnostics. The application works
directly from ultrasound machines, with images delivered to any
mobile phone via SMS, MMS and email.
According to Khaled Bichara, Group Chief Executive Officer,
Orascom Telecom, “Currently, the patient to doctor ratio in Egypt
is 1 to 1,900. This disparity makes it challenging for healthcare
providers to meet the healthcare needs in Egypt’s rural regions,
particularly pregnant women requiring pre-natal care. Mobile
Baby™ is the first such service to be deployed in Egypt and
we are proud to be launching this pilot project with Mobinil and
Great Connection with encouragement from Orascom Telecom’s
Executive Chairman Naguib Sawiris and Dr. Paul Jacobs, Chairman and
CEO of Qualcomm. In this effort, we hope to improve the
health and well-being of Egypt’s citizens.”
Hassan Kabbani, Chief Executive Officer of Mobinil, said, “With
mobile health serv
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