How telemedicine and smart hospitals are enhancing BRICS healthcare

Sitting at a surgical console in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, an ophthalmologist from the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center tracks a crystal-clear, real-time 5G video feed. The doctor guides a robotic arm thousands of kilometers away to perform a painstaking subretinal injection – delivering targeted medication into a paper-thin layer of tissue beneath the patient's retina.