Rural health facilities in Tanzania have successfully used mobile and electronic mapping technology to track and manage the delivery and stock levels of antimalarial drugs and ensure that treatments are available to malaria patients, where and when required.
Cape Town’s Somerset Hospital has started renovating its emergency centre in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has issued new guidance and letters to infusion pump manufacturers as part of an initiative to institute stricter pre-market requirements.
The Ministry of Health and Sports in France has officially named Carestream Health as an approved host for personal health data and the first medical imaging company to receive accreditation.
An SE vascular stent system has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to treat peripheral arterial disease in the iliac arteries and major blood vessels.
Annual PTCA Registry 2010 was conducted in Bhubneshwar, where about 300 Cardiologist from all over India Participated, debated and discussed their Clinical experiences, Peculiar cases, complications etc. The
Alliance International & Partners , the leading French medical consultancy group, specializing in planning, design and ution of turnkey prefabricated hospitals, is devoted to the long-term improvement of health programmes in emerging markets, including India.
Washington and New Mexico Medicaid programs will receive thousands of dollars in federal matching funds for state planning activities necessary to implement the electronic health record incentive program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Tieto is intending to present a prototype for a new mobile ICT system for doctors and healthcare staff at the healthcare conference Vitalis 2010.
Agfa Healthcare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, has signed an agreement with the Academisch Medisch Centrum (Academic Medical Center Amsterdam – AMC) in The Netherlands to upgrade its existing Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) and install a Radiology Information System (RIS) and Nuclear Information System (NIS).
A bioethics council has launched a public consultation to determine if egg and sperm donors should be given cash incentives to address a severe shortage of organ donors in the UK.
The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a new initiative to improve the safety of complex home-use medical devices such as hemodialysis systems, wound care and intravenous therapy devices.
InterSystems welcomed NHS Scotland’s purchase of a national licence for InterSystems Ensemble for healthcare integration in Scotland.
