Mission
The Department of TeleHealth is committed to:
- Promoting the development and effective use of Telemedicine and Medical informatics in the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the Province of KwaZulu-Natal
- Establishing a sustainable, cost effective Telemedicine service in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal
- Developing postgraduate educational programmes in Telemedicine and Medical informatics that are appropriate to local demands
- Conducting appropriate, high quality research that will assist in the use of Telemedicine in developing countries
- Introducing Telemedicine into the undergraduate medical curriculum
- Developing the disciplines of Telemedicine and Medical informatics
- Producing graduates who are able to respond to the changing needs of the community through appropriate and innovative use of information technology
- Assisting the College of Health Sciences of the University of KwaZulu-Natal in establishing and using information technology for teaching across campuses and teaching hospitals