All countries of the world suffer from a gap in the health status of various citizens. These health disparities are termed health inequalities. Health inequalities are unfair and avoidable differences in health across the population, and between different groups within society. Numerous numbers of evidence have shown that there is a clear and definite relationship between the health of individuals and their socio-economic factors. Health inequalities are not restricted to inequalities between continents alone, they also exist within countries.

Healthcare delivery is experiencing growing technological advancement with the use of telemedicine and other technologies. Telemedicine refers to the provision of remote clinical services, via real-time two-way communication between the patient and the healthcare provider, using electronic audio and visual means. Telemedicine allows healthcare specialists to treat, examine, diagnose, and assess patients irrespective of their location using mobile phones, computers and a host of other devices.

Digital technologies have tremendous potential not only to improve lower- and middle-income countries’ responses to infectious-disease threats but also to strengthen primary healthcare.

RASIT has been providing telemedicine in African developing countries with an objective to close the inequality gap as regards health care services.

RASIT has provided the digital platform and equipment, and with the support of RASIT’s fellow healthcare professionals, we were able to assist medical and health care professionals in lower- and middle-income countries to better serve their patients.

Through telemedicine, RASIT helped medical and health care professionals in lower- and middle-income countries to increased accessibility of basic health education and information improve the management of diseases via teleconsultation and further provided global education and research opportunities for physicians and medical professionals in form of online courses and biomedical databases.