The Tamale Teaching Hospital has began the use of telemedicine to enable doctors across the region perform surgery at the various district hospitals instead of making doctors travel to other hospitals to do same.

The programme which is in collaboration with the Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) is to offer people in rural northern region have access to quality health care delivery even in the hard to reach communities.

The first surgery was done on Wednesday March 7, 2017 at the TTH with several doctors across the country viewing the process.

The Northern region is the first in the country to begin the phenomenon of telemedicine in Ghana.

The Technology permits communication between patients and medical staff and the transmission of medical, imaging and health informatics data from one site to another from a distance.

ISODEC developed the apps which are on a pilot base.

The Director of Medical Affairs at the TTH, Dr Abass Adam, who performed the surgery said the Technology will expose Medical officers to surgery live with commentary before they have their hands on operation which will help speed up the process.

He said the technology will help solve most of the Medical problems in the region even in remote areas that are not accessible during the raining season.

Dr Adam said the Technology has opened a lot of doors to areas that are not accessible.

He said maternal mortality rate in the region continues to rise because of the unavailability of expert advice when it is most needed.

Dr. Adam said they believe the technology will go a long way in addressing some of the challenges that confront rural women when they are in labour and need immediate surgeries.