TCS offers IT system to Singapore
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed a deal with Parkway Group Healthcare of Singapore to give its IT system.
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Education, healthcare needs greater investment by Government: Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen, speaking in one event organized by UNICEF in Kolkata, (India), stressed the need for greater government investment in both education and healthcare by including women and various unions.
State Govt. plans to set 100 mobile hospitals in rural UP, India
The state government is planning to establish 100 mobile hospitals in rural areas of Uttar Pradesh (UP), India.
Government of India’s AIDS control programme enters third phase
The National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) has entered its third phase with a three-pronged strategy, as per the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare (India).
Arizona takes a step ahead in health informatics
The state of Arizona, US is making significant inroads into e-Health, more specifically into health informatics.
India to get mobile phone based health monitoring system
UK-based Loughborough University’s engineers have entered upon a partnership with experts of India to develop a unique mobile phone health monitoring system.
TCS signs deal with Parkway hospitals to provide technology
Parkway hospitals, has signed deal with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to provide and implement healthcare information management solution for their hospitals.
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.
Free maternal healthcare scheme launched in North India
A scheme titled Coupon Lao; Sehat Pao was launched on 24th January 2007 in seven blocks of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India that will provide free maternal healthcare benefits and pre-pregnancy care to an estimated 8,000 women.
Child deaths attributed to measles slashed by 60 per cent in Africa
Children’s measles deaths have fallen by around 60 per cent since 1999 in Africa in just 6 years, exceeding the goal of reducing cases of children’s measles death by 50% as set by the United Nations.
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.
More funding to combat HIV/AIDS
More funds will be allocated by the Union Ministry of Health to combat HIV/ AIDS in India. The funds are to be spent over the next five years for prevention, care, support and treatment of the disease.
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.
