KDLOA launches livelihoods projects for HIV/AIDS people
Krishna District Lorry Owners Association (KDLOA) has begun the lifeline project, named Surakshita Project for HIVAIDS people.
Health financing insurance
UNICEF opens first 227 mother-and-child health centres in Tsunami-hit Indonesia
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has completed construction of the first of the 227 mother-and-child health centres it is building in Indonesia’s tsunami-devastated Aceh province and earthquake-hit Nias Island.
Microsoft awarded communities for helping people with learning disabilities
The software giant, Microsoft has awarded community groups to help people with learning disabilities use computers and improve their IT skills.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation pledges $3 million to fight malaria in Africa
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, in a UN backed campaign, will provide a grant of US$ 3 million to Africa for fighting against Malaria, because of which 1 million people die every year, particularly children under five years of age.
MultiPlan wins the 2006 Rural Health Outreach Grant Program.
UK’s oldest and largest independent PPO network provider, MultiPlan announced that the company has won the 2006 Rural Health Outreach Grant Program.
Federal grants to Avera Health for expanding telemedicine efforts
Sioux Falls-based Avera Health will get two hefty federal grants for expanding its efforts in telemedicine.
Telemedicine link to two hospitals in North Hawaii
A $481,000 federal grant to Queen’s will help establish a network with a Big Island site, as a result of which physicians at the Queen’s Medical Center may soon be uating and suggesting treatment for trauma patients at the North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea.
Award for distance learning and telemedicine projects by USDA
The award of 103 Distance Learning and Telemedicine grants totaling $25,853,991 has been announced by Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Thomas Dorr.
Singapore plans for common IT system for GPs to manage patient records
The government of Singapore has unveiled a new program aimed at helping general practitioners (GPs) in the island-state manage patient records and related information via a common IT system.
Romanian software solution for EU telemedicine services
The project, titled ‘Health Optimum’ is financed under the EU’s eTEN programme and is aimed at managing telemedicine services lab, care and consulting for 184 doctors and medical staff from public and private hospitals in Italy, Spain, Denmark, Belgium, Sweden and Romania. The total cost of the project is estimated to be 30m euros.
Call for advanced health IT in California
On the same day (July 24) on which the Governor’s Summit on Heath Care Affordability in California was held, the Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger signed an utive order that outlines the plan for the advancement of health information technology (HIT) of California.
First-ever telemedicine and ophthalmologic consultation centre in Hanoi
The first-ever telemedicine and ophthalmologic consultation centre has been launched in Hanoi by Vietnam’s Central Ophthalmology Hospital.
IT aid for sex workers in India
It will be a wrong statement if we would say that IT is only for white-collar tech-savvy urbanites rather the domain of IT is wider in its scope and utility. The case of marginalised sex workers in Karnataka is going to fortify the statement.
