Efforts for remote medical care
JTEC supports the investigation and dissemination of telemedical services in developing countries and theinternational deployment of Japanese medical technologies, services and infrastructures. Examples of efforts inthe two countries are shown below.
[India]In fiscal 2018, we utilized JKA's grant to investigate successful cases of remote medical care in the rural areasof India.
We confirmed that remote medical care can contribute to delivering medical services to rural areas andimproving the capacity of medical staff(http://www.jtec.or.jp/free.php?id=113)

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Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences

Seven telemedicine priority universities(SGPGIMS) /Wottal Pradesh

centered on SGPGIMS

Medical KIOSK

Maternal and Child Health Smartphone Apps

With eight paper ledgers loaded into the Apps

Sub-centers and health workers

Remote medical call center training

Remote Healthcare Application Development
Center[Myanmar]◼

Remote medical education support
In 2017, the submarine optical cable (SEA-ME-WE 5) was connected to Myanmar, enabling high-speed

international communications, and began supporting the dissemination of telemedicine education.
2017 In August, Yangon, president of the first medical university, said, "We want to improve the technicalcapabilities of Myanmar physicians through Japanese medical technical support and provide advanced medicalservices to 95% of the people who are unable to go to foreign countries."

The connection test between JTEC Myanmar
Project Office and the Kyushu University Hospital
was successfully conducted, and the connection testwith Kyushu University was proposed to Yangon
Daiichi Medical University (August 10, 2017)

A good result was obtained by testing the connection
between the nine major medical offices and theremote education application in the conference roomof Yangon University of Medicine (2018.3.30)

Distant medical workshops were approved by ameeting of relevant parties in Naypyidaw.
(2018.7.31)

1st Myanmar Remote Health Workshop(2018.12.21)

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NCGM Business (Fiscal 2019)
Outline: The Kyushu University supported the "Human Resources Development Program for Providing aStandard of Health Care in Myanmar" by utilizing the scheme of the International Center for HealthCare Development (NCGM) program to support international development of medical technologies.
BACKGROUND: Men and female in Myanmar have a short average life span and fewer physicians. There is a
medical disparity between city and rural areas. Physician's post-graduate education challenges are alsoaccumulated. Many support has been provided from Japan and other countries, but the limitations
associated with the migration are unavoidable, and activities are often restricted as each project isterminated.
Objective: The aim is to effectively improve medical technology by combining remote medical education andtraining in Japan using information and communications technology, which has dramatically evolved inrecent years. (Doctors and IT technicians are supported through training in Japan, local training, andremote training.)
Report: https://kyokuhp.ncgm.go.jp/library/tenkai/2020/tenkai2019_light.pdf

Excerpts from the report◼

NCGM Business (Fiscal 2020)
Following the previous year due to the Corona catastrophe, support was provided for the online implementationof the Project to Develop Healthcare Human Resources in Myanmar.
Five IT technicians participating in the previous year's project ① gathered and communicated information about
Corona between the Department of Health and national health institutions, ② encouraged consultations between
physicians on medical services, and encouraged the use of video conferences, confirming that training led to timelysocial contributions.
On January 25, 2021, six Japanese physicians (Endoscopic and Surgeon) gave a speech at the Myanmar
Physician's Society's on-line Symposium and 180 Myanmar physicians took part.
Physicians in Myanmar understand the value of distance medical education, mainly in internal science andsurgeons, and have high expectations for its use. With these physicians and IT engineers as the core humanresources, further focus is expected to be placed on the promotion of remote medical education to other regions
and other fields.
In the future, JTEC intends to contribute to the spread of remote medical care through various support schemes,
including remote medical education and medical services in developing countries (cities and rural areas) and remotehealth support services to help prevent lifestyle-related problems using ICTs.