State Govt. promotes Mid-day-Meal scheme in schools of Orissa, India
The State Government is trying to keep their eye on Akshaya Patra model of mid-day meal (MDM) scheme in Orissa, India.
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Management Institute of India & UNDP launches 6-week learning programme for HIV/AIDS people
The Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, India has launched in association with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
a 6-week fully residential certificate programme in Leadership And Managerial Proficiency (LAMP).
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.
Tetra radios, upgrades emergency health services in UK
The Department of Health (DoH) is planning to install over 1800 Tetra radio terminals in all The NHS Ambulance Trusts in England.
Record health records on iPod
New software called HealthFrame 2.1 has been launched in the US, which allows patients to access their personal health records using an iPod.
DIT launches unique identification cards for Indian citizens
The department of information technology (DIT) has initiated the process of assigning a unique identification (UID) to the Indian citizen. The UID will provide a common medium for identifying all citizens by government agencies and enhancing the efficiency and transparency in service delivery.
Sun eyes on Indian pharma and media industry
After making it in ITES, telecom and manufacturing space, Sun Microsystems India is looking at the retail, healthcare and media sectors for its Identity Management Software (IDM).
Health Department goes online in South Africa
The Department of Health in South Africa has launched a new website to provide easy access of government programmes and services to public.
BP, Intel, Wal-Mart to launch electronic medical record system
Applied Materials Inc., British Petroleum America Inc., Intel Corp., Pitney Bowes Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., are funding a nonprofit institute to develop “Dossia”, a Web-based electronic health record system, which can be used for storing health information of 2.5 million employees and departments.
Visually impaired student develops software for blind
A visually impaired student has developed Brailleface, software, which converts Braille commands into Devanagari script on the computer screen.
US HHS launches awareness website on HIV/AIDS
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department has launched the AIDS.gov Web site to spread the awareness about HIV/AIDS on World’s AIDS day.
Effective use of telemedicine mammography in North Dakota and South Dakota
Indian women living in North Dakota and South Dakota are getting their mammograms read in Ann Arbor, Mich., without ever leaving the reservation.
