Technology-enabled telemedicine is improving children's health worldwide. This article documents how paediatricians are using telemedicine to provide inpatient and outpatient care, patient and physician education, and research. It discusses the value of telemedicine in responding to crises and disasters and providing access to paediatric care to underserved and isolated communities. Legal issues, inadequate payment for services, cost and sustainability of technology, and lack of national technology infrastructure are some of the barriers to the development of telemedicine.
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