Health Care Management seminar held in Karachi University
KU Umair Basha Institute of Technology, in coordination with the Staffordshire University
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Ranbaxy starts phase III study of anti-malaria drug
Ranbaxy Laboratories announced that its new anti-malarial combination drug is now undergoing final stage of development. In its press-release, the company said that the drug is targeted at patients in developing countries with the aim of significantly improving upon the conventional options available for the treatment of P falciparum malaria.
Bangladesh introduces telehealth services
From February onwards, the Bangladesh government will have in place
TPG’s Parkway Health to set up hospitals
Singapore
Satellite monitoring can predict cholera outbreaks in India
Scientists have found that cholera outbreaks can be predicted using satellite monitoring of marine environments, especially in India and Bangladesh where such epidemics occur regularly.
Ericsson, UN to bring telemedicine to Africa
Ericsson is joining forces with the United Nations Office for partnerships to use telecommunications to bring mobile-health applications and services (m-health) and telemedicine to rural Africa.
Ericsson enter into new UN initiative to bring digital-health benefits to Africa
Ericson has partnered with the United Nations Office to use telecommunications to bring mobile-health applications and services (m-health) and telemedicine to rural Africa. As a founding member of the UN’s Digital Health Initiative, Ericsson is taking another step in its ongoing commitment to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which aim to reduce global extreme poverty.
The time is ripe
[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Pilot projects such as, �Gramjyoti� (Light of the Village) in India, and �Alokito Bangladesh� (Enlightened Bangladesh) led by Ericsson, have remained pilots for long.
Rural areas reap benefits of telemedicine
Quicker access to cardiologists, neurologists or radiologists even in remote places in Karnataka is now a possibility, thanks to advances in telecommunication. Cardiac emergencies like thrombosis are now being attended to by trained doctors at the Chamarajanagar district hospital and at 19 public health centres (PHCs) under the Karuna Trust.
Lawson eyes S Asia via India presence
Taking its operations in South Asia to the next level, ERP software, applications and services provider Lawson Software has formally opened its first office in India at New Delhi.
Docs with foreign PG set to get govt’s nod
In a bid to allow Indian doctors practising abroad to return and plug the acute shortage in healthcare back home, the government may soon recognize postgraduate medical degrees of 10 foreign countries.
Apollo Hospitals Dhaka accredited by JCI for quality of healthcare
Apollo Hospitals Dhaka (AHD) has achieved prestigious accreditation from Joint Commission International (JCI), the worldwide leader in improving the quality of healthcare for the first time in Bangladesh.
