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Using email to save lives
Usually when we think of health IT, we think of complicated new systems with cutting-edge technical options. But one couple is using technology that has been around quite a while to save lives in third world countries. The Swinfens, who run the Swinfen Charitable Trust, use email to connect specialists with doctors in developing countries and hard to access areas. Article
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