eHealth is the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for health to, for example, treat patients, pursue research, educate students, track diseases and monitor public health.

(World Health Organisation)

This field of medicine is one of the fastest growing, and with the advent of new technologies such as web-conferencing and high speed internet access, it  enables the delivery of healthcare provision and education to take place anywhere in the world.

Telemedicine is the application of clinical mdicine where medical information is transferred through the phone, Internet or other networks for the purpose of consulting, remote medical procedures or examinations.