More people turning to social media in emergencies
The general public is increasingly using social media, mobile technology and online news outlets during disasters, according to a survey by the American Red Cross, Modern Healthcare reports.
The general public is increasingly using social media, mobile technology and online news outlets during disasters, according to a survey by the American Red Cross, Modern Healthcare reports.
A website, Sharecare.com, is all set to provide platform to provide consumers with what they want to know on health and wellness subjects, reports New York Times.
[This article was published in the September 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Up-to-date, accurate data is a necessity for public health, and providing that data requires affordable information technology.
Children’s measles deaths have fallen by around 60 per cent since 1999 in Africa in just 6 years, exceeding the goal of reducing cases of children’s measles death by 50% as set by the United Nations.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in a UN backed campaign, will provide a grant of US$ 3 million to Africa for fighting against Malaria, because of which 1 million people die every year, particularly children under five years of age.