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What the Fourth Industrial Revolution can teach us about healthcare in poor countries

Doctors diagnose a patient remotely at the First Hospital of Zhejiang Province in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, September 24, 2014. Technology is playing a growing role as Beijing overhauls a healthcare management sector blighted by chaotic patient data, underfunded rural health centres, overburdened city hospitals and a nationwide shortage of doctors. Government-supported programs are looking to leverage specialised software and communication equipment to get the most out of in-demand doctors and specialists at leading hospitals. China's healthcare management sector is growing at close to 40 percent a year and will hit $38 billion in the next five years, according to local consultancy Raisewin International. Picture taken September 24, 2014. To match CHINA-HEALTHCARE/DIGITAL. REUTERS/Adam Jourdan (CHINA - Tags: HEALTH SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - RTR4A7C5

The fourth industrial revolution will transform the healthcare of rich and poor countries alike. Image: REUTERS/Adam Jourdan

Duncan Maru
MD, PhD, Arnhold Institute for Global Health and the Departments of Health Systems Design and Global Health, Medicine, and Pediatrics at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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