National Telemedicine forum a working group of Technology Resource Mobilization Unit (TReMU) successfully organized and arranged National Telemedicine Conference held on 22nd June 2002 at Islamabad.

Over 700 Doctors/Senior Officials/Dignitaries/students from various medical colleges participated and showed their interest in Telemedicine. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman Minister of Science and Technology inaugurated the successful event and made his speech about bright prospects of Telemedicine in the country. Other accomplishments achieved during the Telemedicine Conference are as follows:

1) Holy Family Hospital Rawalpindi was linked with the venue at Islamabad through Optic fibre and live surgery was conducted by the National Coordinator for Telemedicine Forum Dr. Asif Zafar and was shown live for the first time in Pakistan.

2) Live consultation session took place from Gilgit to Islamabad via V-SAT.

3) Paper were Presented by senior Doctors (specialists) and by students of Medical Colleges.

4) Multi-National companies also actively participated with respect to their products/services related to Telemedicine in the exhibition.