Dr P.V. Vijayaraghavan of Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute has said that the Harvard Medical International Associated institution would focus more on specific areas of healthcare such as interventional neuro-radiology, paediatric cardiology, advanced orthopaedics and infertility. He also said that the initiatives have already been taken with hospitals in North Bengal and Durgapur. The idea is to leverage upon the gathered experience and expertise in medical education and convert it into tangible and affordable healthcare for the community. Telemedicine is the only answer in the country like ours where distances are great and where the availability of medical and diagnostic facilities is few and far between, he added. According to him, a customised software has been developed whereby SRMC can connect with 99 telemedicine centres in distance mode. Already, tie-ups have been formalised with about 30 such telemedicine centres in distance mode.