Telemedicine Technologies in the China army DOI: 10.29188/2542-2413-2020-6-1-21-25

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Background. Analyzes and summarizes the experience of applying telemedicine technologies in medical support of People's Liberation Army China. Aim. Reviewed current trends in the use of telemedicine military medical service in collaboration with civil health authorities. Materials and methods. The main results of telemedicine research and ways to improve medical support of the China army.

Results. The age of Chinese military telemedicine is almost a third of a century. However, at that time the technology was not widely used due to the lack of appropriate state regulation. By 1996, telemedicine began to penetrate all PLA structural units – the Nanjing Military District built a telemedicine center to serve dozens of civilian and military hospitals in the east of the country. Three databases were maintained: to serve the entire army, a separate military district, and a separate region. As part of China’s national Golden Health project, China has set up a nationwide military health information network to transmit medical information and conduct telemedicine. On February 8, 2020, the first 5G telemedicine consultation session was held.

Conclusions. The experience of using TMT in medical support of the People's Liberation Army of China, based on sufficient funding, the introduction of 5G networks and the stable implementation of telemedicine projects, clearly demonstrates the predominant role of ICT in modern conditions in the development of military health care

Conflict of interest. The author declare no conflict of interest