Satyam Computer Services Ltd recently announced that its global healthcare practice, working with the Byrraju Foundation, has implemented a program to provide tele-electrocardiograms (ECGs) to patients in remote areas of the country who would otherwise have no access to such care.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has finalised and deployed a regional disease alert system that will soon be adopted by the UAE, said a WHO expert recently.
Andhra Pradesh (India) Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has announced that mobile clinics will tour villages and telemedicine would be introduced through the
The second phase of the expansion of the telemedicine project in Punjab facilitates medical professionals sitting at distant places to receive data from the civil hospital related with diagnostic test reports, X-rays and other information.
The telemedicine project in Mohali whic is to provide a digital link between Mohali Civil Hospital, PGI Chandigarh, Punjab Health Systems Corporation (PHSC) and C-DAC was inaugurated recently.
PATIENTS in Sheffield with serious lung conditions are spending less time in hospital and more time at home thanks to the use of a new monitoring system.
Filipino doctors have been extending their virtual healing hands to patients based in remote areas in the country.
After launching the first batch ‘Hospitals on Wheels’ in Guwahati, Kokrajhar programme has received its share of mobile healthcare facilities. Introduced under the National Rural Health Mission, the mobile medical units are equipped with X-Ray machines, a microscope, ECG machine, ultrasound, autoclaves, auto-analyser, stretchers and a pharmacy.
Soon US$ 4.5-million MRI machine will roll out in the Aspen and East Central Health regions to bring health scans in rural residents.
Telemedicine might become one of the priority trends in healthcare development in Russia. In the year 2008 a range of
large telemedicine projects is expected to be implemented. According to specialists, the given sector will develop in Russia not only due to the state initiative, but thanks to attracting private investment.
The Bangalore-based firm has finally received some recognition with the World Economic Forum (WEF) choosing it as one of the 39 technology pioneers from a list of 273 nominees. Neurosynaptics, the only company from India in a list dominated by 23 US firms, has been picked for its ReMeDi (Remote Medical Diagnostics) range of products.
Making appointments with doctors instantly online without any hassle is just one of the features that a recently launched web portal www.doctoratclick.com is promising users.
NHS trusts in London are being offered free connections to the N3 Local Gateway Service (LGS) as part of a major city-wide pilot.
