Aster MIMS Hospital, Kozhikode Joins Hands with Qure.ai for Leveraging AI-Powered Care Solutions

In a groundbreaking move towards enhancing stroke care and diagnosis, Aster Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) in Kozhikode, a […]

Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS) launched

Establishing a new milestone in the field of mental health on the occasion of World Mental Health Day, Tele Mental […]

Kerala: 3 Fresh Cases of Zika Virus

The Kerala Health minister Veena George has informed that the state has witnessed three additional Zika virus cases. This has […]

Kerala confirms 1st Nipah infection in India this year

Nearly a year after the outbreak in Kozhikode and Malappuram, the deadly Nipah has resurfaced in Kerala. It has been confirmed that […]

Centre sends team to investigate Nipah outbreak in Kerala

In the wake of rising number of cases and reported deaths due to Nipah Virus in Kozhikode, Kerala, Union Health […]

Internet of Health: Defining the Future of Personalized Medicine by Connecting the Dots

Internet of Things has been the potboiler of innovation, technology and deep analytics for few years now. But has its […]

Towards a Healthier Tomorrow

Starting his political career with Kerala Students Union, which he served as President from 1967 to 1969, Shri Oommen Chandy […]

Kerala Goes for Free Generic Drugs

From 1st November, doctors in Kerala will only prescribe generic drugs. Patients in government medical colleges and hospitals in Thiruvananthapuram, […]

Kerala introduces SMS for better health

Addressing to healthcare in Kerala is just a SMS away, now. According to Dr Rathan U Kelkar, Director, Kerala State Information Technology Mission (KSITM), the state has introduced Dr SMS, which is a free service that makes health facilities, available to people through the use of mobile. KSITM is an autonomous body which implements e-governance projects for the state government.

Dr. SMS a Novel Mobile- Health Application : Rathan U Kelkar, Director, Kerala State IT Mission & Sabarish. K, Kerala State IT Mission

[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Dr. SMS is a novel project of the Kerala State IT Mission – the technology implementation wing of the Government of Kerala in India, launched on 29th May 2008 with the aim to increase access of health care services by common people through simple and innovative use of mobile telephony.

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[This article was published in the June 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

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Multi-disciplinary health care village planned in Kerala

A multi-disciplinary health care village has been proposed on 40 hectares of land in Kozhikode as part of providing integrated treatment facilities from all scientific streams of medicine. Conceived by Infrastructures Kerala Limited (InKEL), the village, to be completed in four years, is estimated to cost Rs.417 crore.

Doctor@your Fingertips : Nilakshi Barooah

[This article was published in the March 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Dr. SMS is an innovative way of providing healthcare information through an SMS. This service was launched early in 2008 in Kozhikode city of the South Indian state of Kerala