Port St. Johns is a small town on the Indian Ocean in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It has +- 8000 inhabitants and another 75'000 in the region around and 2 doctors. Roughly 14% of the patients that see Dr. O'Mahony are suffering from a dermatological problem. The next dermatologist would be in East London, 300km from Port St. Johns Since 1999, Dr. O'Mahony has been using teledermatology to provide specialist dermatology services for patients in Port St. Johns. Besides, teledermatology has helped him to improve his own clinical dermatology skills in family practice.
