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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Naa Adorkor Cudjoe

New 3D technology could soon bring surgeons closer to patients in Africa's most remote regions

Ghana Telemedicine Trial - (Misper Apawu)

Charles Owusu Aseku has traveled across Ghana and beyond in search of care for the large growth of tissue called a keloid on his neck since 2002. The 46-year-old was growing increasingly frustrated after two unsuccessful surgeries and a trip to South Africa that ended with just a consultation.

Aseku was preparing for yet another medical trip until late February when he joined others in the first trial of 3D telemedicine technology in Ghana powered through computer screens in the back of a van.

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