Orissa (India) anganwadis connected through Internet
Soon Anganwadis of Orissa (India) would be facilitated with Internet. Anganwadis provides all facilities for children below the age of five.
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Apollo and IBM’s endeavour to facilitate online medical knowledge dissemination
India’s Apollo Hospital Group has joined hands with IBM in an endeavour to develop an online professional platform for doctors across the globe. The proposed online platform is named as ‘Healthcare Super Highway’ and it will undergo phasewise implementation.
Media Lab Asia maps the needs of health care in Kerala (India) district
A non–profit R&D organization, the Media Lab Asia, which is functioning under the Department of Information Technology (DIT) of government of India (GoI) has taken a project to map the needs of health care in Malappuram district of Kerala, India.
Indian Govt. plans to bring National Database for patients
Planning Commission of India is planning to bring out a National database in the country to enable effective treatment of patients in all over the country.
Mobile Phone: New tool to combat with HIV/AIDs
Mobile phones have become more useful for citizens of Africa. Now the continent is using mobile phones to fight with the HIV/AIDS. US Government and 5 member groups from the mobile phone industry have taken this initiative step, named ‘Phone for Health’ to combat with HIV/AIDs.
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.
BCBSGa, Georgia awarded USDA rural development to expand telemedicine programme
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGa) has been awarded a $489,085.00 USDA Rural Development grant. This grant would be used to expand access to quality specialty health care for rural Georgians through BCBSGa’s telemedicine program.
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.
BT Health plans to invest in healthcare, education projects of India
British Telecom operator, BT Telecom is looking India as major spot for business and investment in the field of healthcare and education. BT Health is launching Major Programme Management in India, US and UK in association with Oxford University.
e-Learning company offers course for medicos in India
MEdRC EduTech, a Hyderabad based elearning company has signed up a Memorandum of Understanding with Mediciti Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India) in order to provide e-Learning solutions for MBBS students who want to be doctors.
Canada is going to support health research in developing countries
Canada’s Government has recently announced that for doing research on health along with developing countries, CA $ 20 million will be spent.
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).
Nutritional support to HIV positive children in India
The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has cleared a new programme to provide nutritional supplement to children enrolled under the Anti-Retroviral Programme (ART).
