City couple launches doctor service for lone parents
A Delhi-based medical organisation visits parents of Non Resident Indians (NRIs) at home to check up on their health and keeps the children posted about every development.
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Telemedicine service for tsunami-hit children
The regional government of Nagapattinam district administration has decided to make use of telemedicine services to provide psychological treatment to the tsunami-hit children.
Railways to expand telemedicine network
Taking medical facilities to far-flung areas, the Indian Railways have decided to expand their telemedicine network across the country.
Ericsson, UN to bring telemedicine to Africa
Ericsson is joining forces with the United Nations Office for partnerships to use telecommunications to bring mobile-health applications and services (m-health) and telemedicine to rural Africa.
Indian Railways to expand telemedicine network
The Indian Railways has decided to expand telemedicine network across the country. Currently, the facility is available in 18 places including Rangia, Badarpur, Guwahati, Sonpur, Ratlam, Bhavnagar, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Chennai, Vadodara and Rajkot.
Ericsson enter into new UN initiative to bring digital-health benefits to Africa
Ericson has partnered with the United Nations Office to use telecommunications to bring mobile-health applications and services (m-health) and telemedicine to rural Africa. As a founding member of the UN’s Digital Health Initiative, Ericsson is taking another step in its ongoing commitment to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which aim to reduce global extreme poverty.
Vodafone and Spanish Red Cross partner on 3G care
The Vodafone Espana Foundation, the Spanish Red Cross and Qualcomm, have joined together to launch a project using 3G broadband technology to trial new ways of connecting elderly people in Spain to their family and friends.
AIIMS signs on Telecom Consultant for Africa project
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Telecommunication Consultant of India Limited (TCIL) for the latter’s Pan-African e-Network project.
India: ONGC to extend telemedicine project in its entire work base
The Government-run Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is planning to extend its telemedicine project with Bandra-based Lilavati hospital. ONGC is also planning to incorporate the project to cover all the rigs and platforms at Bombay High Offshore.
Satyam launches mobile healthcare for rural Indians
Satyam Computer Services Ltd., announced recently that it has embarked on a revolutionary program to deliver world-class healthcare to remote villages in India, in oartnership with government of Andhra Pradesh.
Robotised teleultrasound exam via satellite
Partners in the European MARTE (Mobile And Robotised Teleechography) project, in collaboration with ROBOSOFT have carried out the world’s first robotised teleultrasound examination via satellite.
A new ambulance communications system
A new communications system between a moving ambulance and its hospital base allows the simultaneous transmission of bandwidth-hungry video and ultra-sonic images, telephone communications and patient data, all at the same time.
