Income Tax Dept. promotes e-Taxation in North East region of India
The Income Tax Department of India will set up a Regional Computer centre at Shillong to promote tax initiatives in the North East region of the country.
Health policy
United Nation’s fight against HIV/ AIDS in China
Over 100 participants from the United Nations, the commercial media sector and the government recently attended a round-table titled ‘Commercial Media Round-table on HIV/AIDS’ in order to discuss how possible Public
Government of Jamaica and the World Bank plan new HIV/ AIDS Initiative
The World Bank has recently announced that it will work with Jamaican authorities to prepare a Second HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Project based on the current program
Sri Lanka may attain the MDGs
The Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake officially launched the online version of MDGInfo Sri Lanka, a customized version of the DevInfo v5.0 database system, on 11 June 2007. The MDGInfo Sri Lanka database, developed by the Department of Census and Statistics, can be viewed on the www.statistics.gov.lk website. It contains information on the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) indicators.
UN convention on disability rights reaches milestone in signatories
United Nations officials have said that the global treaty to protect the rights of the world
Brunei Health Ministry signs $2.7 million e-Health contract
The Brunei Health Ministry has signed a $2.7 million contract with Komputer Wisman Sdn Bhd to provide IT equipment to all government medical facilities.
Iran Health Ministry launches e-Health project
Iran Health Ministry announced that Electronic Health Files would be issued for entire nation up to this year end.
Ban Ki-moon joins the movement against tuberculosis
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has joined the “Call to Stop Tuberculosis,” a global partnership to eradicate the curable disease, because of which around 2 million people die every year.
European Commission proposes strategy for RFID
European Commission has unveiled its proposals for radio frequency identification (RFID) strategy for Europe, after launching an extensive Europe-wide public consultation on radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.
Tamil Nadu (India) moves for female condoms to fight against HIV/ AIDS
The state of Tamil Nadu (India) launched an initiative to introduce female condoms, which is backed by Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society (TANSACS) and the Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust (HLFPPT).
Rwanda Govt. launches telemedicine project in Rwanda, Africa
The Ministry of Health, Rwanda has launched a Telemedicine Project that will allow doctors to conduct their medical services through online.
World Health Organisation Chief says polio fight nearly won
The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Margaret Chan, has asked for fighting polio to eradicate it.
Indian Government plans to launch DOTS Plus programme to fight TB
Indian Government is planning top launch Directly-Observed Treatment Short-Course (DOTS) Plus programme to fight with Tuberculosis (TB).
