USDA offers $128 million fund for rural telemedicine in US
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will offer $128 million in loans and grants for telemedicine and distance learning in 2007.
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FG, Nigeria to link UCH with 6 health centres via tele medicine network
The Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria said that telemedicine network would link the University College Hospitals (UCH), Ibadan, with other six primary health centres in Nigeria.
Centre plans to connect CHCs via telemedicine in Pune, India
The Centre will connect all the Community Health Centres (CHCs) of Pune (India) district with super-specialty hospitals through telemedicine and tele-counseling. The project would be modeled on the lines of Baramati-based Grameen Rugnalaya Centre.
OSU Telemedicine centre selects Spacenet to provide satellite network for its mobile telemedicine clinic
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Telemedicine Center (OSU) of United States (US) has selected Spacenet Inc to provide satellite network services for its new mobile telemedicine clinic.
India poised for telemedicine centres
India is becoming a hub for telemedicine centre. Low cost products are helping developing countries for spreading telemedicine.
Chennai (India) to host International Conference on telemedicine
The first international conference on telemedicine will held in Chennai, India in November 2007. Apollo Hospitals, Sankara Nethralaya and Sri Ramachandra Medical University will sponsor the conference.
AIIMS connects Faridabad (India) primary health centres via satellite
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Ballabhgarh Rural Health Center has proposed to use satellite connection to connect AIIMS with Primary Health Centers in the regional areas of Faridabad, India.
Mobile phones for visually impaired
The International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore (IIIT-B) and Chennai (India) based companies, Lattice Bridge has developed mobile phone based technology, which is specially designed to help the visually impaired and tourists find their way in a particular location.
Teleconferencing enhances health quality in Leamington District Hospital of UK
Tele-Conferencing is coming as a new technology to enhance the quality of health care. The Leamington District Memorial Hospital of UK is using tele-conferencing to enhance the quality of health.
Mobile phones to fight with HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa
The US Government and the leading mobile phone companies have joined together to fight with HIV/AIDS and other health related issues in 10 African countries.
Mobile phones monitor the health data of Indian patients
Loughborough University engineers of UK have partnership with experts of India to develop unique mobile phone health monitoring system in India.
President to inaugurate India
The President of India, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will inaugurate country’s first tele-radiology network, which is aimed to provide radiology services in rural areas at minimum cost.
Second phase Orissa (India) Telemedicine project completed
The second phase of the Orissa Telemedicine Network will link six districts headquarter hospitals with the three medical college and hospitals in the Orissa, India.
