The Ministry of Information Technology and the major telecommunications operators of Pakistan formed a public-private partnership, known as the Universal Service Fund (USF), in 2006 to spread the benefits of the telecom boom throughout the country.
The purpose of this fund is to increase the penetration of telecom services in rural areas, install broadband technology and encourage the use of various e-services, including facilities such as telemedicine. One of the USF’s largest projects is the establishment of Multipurpose Community Telecentres (MCT) in rural areas.
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In Sindh, the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) in Karachi is also used as a hub to provide telemedicine to rural areas of the province. In fact, AKUH is involved in facilitating telemedicine in Afghanistan with the help of Roshan, one of Afghanistan’s leading telecom service providers.
Read more: http://tribune.com.pk/story/13008/the-tech-revolution/
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