Carestream aids rural healthcare in China

Carestream Health has joined forces with China’s Ministry of Health and the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Peoples Government to establish a digital-information network for rural healthcare and to promote the development of the rural economy.

The pilot project will provide clinical training, digital imaging services, remote information storage and sharing of images and information with specialists in urban centers, according to Carestream. 

As part of the pilot, Carestream has also said it will donate medical imaging and healthcare IT equipment and services.

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