Implementation and Experiences of Telehealth: Balancing Policies With Practice in Countries of South Asia, Kuwait, and the European Union

Oommen John   ^{1, 2 *} , MD ;   Suptendra Nath Sarbadhikari   ^{3 *} , MBBS, PhD ;   Thanga Prabhu   ^{4 *} , MD ;   Ashvini Goel   ^{5 *} , MD ;   Alexander Thomas   ^{6 *} , MS, MPhil, PGDMLE ;   Sunil Shroff   ^{7 *} , MS ;   Fazilah Allaudin   ^{8 *} , MD ;   Chaminda Weerabaddana   ^{9 *} , MD ;   Dari Alhuwail   ^{10, 11 *} , PhD ;   Udaya Koirala   ^{12 *} , MD ;   Jayalal Johnrose   ^{13 *} , MD ;   Patricia Codyre   ^{14 *} , MD ;   Andy Bleaden   ^{15 *} , BA ;   Shubnum Singh   ^{16 *} , MD ;   Shuchin Bajaj   ^{17 *} , MD

¹ George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, New Delhi, India

² Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal, India

³ The George Institute for Global Health India, New Delhi, India

⁴ St Johns Health Innovation Foundation, Bengaluru, India

⁵ Telemedicine Society of India, Lucknow, India

⁶ Association of Healthcare Providers India, New Delhi, India

⁷ Madras Medical Mission, Chennai, India

⁸ Planning Division, Ministry of Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

⁹ Ministry of Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka

¹⁰ Information Science Department, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait

¹¹ Health Informatics Unit, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait City, Kuwait

¹² Telemedicine Society of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal

¹³ Indian Medical Association, New Delhi, India

¹⁴ Digital Health and Innovation, World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia, New Delhi, India

¹⁵ European Connected Health Alliance, Padfield, High Peak, United Kingdom

¹⁶ National Healthcare Council, Confederation of Indian Industry, New Delhi, India

¹⁷ Ujala Cygnus Healthcare Services, New Delhi, India

*all authors contributed equally