Telemedicine Centre Inaugurated in Yaounde (Cameroon)
Information and communication technologies (ICT) have been recognised in the past decades as an essential tool for the scientific, economic and social development of a country.
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Telemedicine project will link Hawaii and other Pacific island region
A Federal Grant of up to 4.9 million will be used to build a broadband network linking about 96 rural and urban healthcare providers throughout Hawaii and the Pacific island region.
Railways helps expand telemedicine network
The Indian Railways are planning to take medical facilities to far-flung areas, in a bid to expand their
telemedicine network to 23 more places across the country.
USD1 billion from India for Pan-African e-Network project
A number of countries are signing on to a plan for India to invest USD 1 billion in the Pan-African e-Network satellite project, a joint initiative with the Africa Union aimed at developing the region’s information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure.
Alaska Power & Telephone to provide telemedicine through wireless broadband
Both Alaska Power & Telephone (AP&T) and Organised Village of Kasaan (OVK) have announced the completion of the work and delivery of wireless broadband services to Kasaan, an Alaskan Native community located 25 miles west of Ketchikan on Prince of Wales Island.
Rural WNC gets telemedicine grant
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has launched US$ 400 million program under which patients in rural areas would be able to tap the nation’s top doctors over the Internet.
IBM and Beacon Equity Partners led team provide advanced medical support to most remote island
The world’s most remote inhabited island can now access advanced telemedical care, thanks to pro-bono services and support from a high-technology team led by IBM and Beacon Equity Partners.
Telemedicine in Space
Nigerian space agency conducts telemedicine program using orbiting satellite and AMD telemedicine equipment.
DRE, releases updated medical equipment catalog website
DRE designed the updated site www.dremed.com to allow medical professionals quickly locate the equipment they need.
Tamil Nadu (India) keen on launching telemedicine projects
The Tamil Nadu Government is keen on taking the benefits of telemedicine to the poor in rural and urban areas of the state.
Minister unveils telemedicine project in South Africa
The Social Development and Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang of South Africa has launched the telemedicine project and opened renal dialysis unit at Polokwane Hospital.
Medical treatment at the doorstep for poor Gujarat tribals
Telemedicine is becoming boon for tribal people who have to travel hundreds kilometers to get proper medical treatment.
Telemedicine links Galapagos to mainland
The Equinoctial Technology University in Ecuador opened a telemedicine centre, which will use satellite connections to provide better healthcare to and train medical staff in remote areas like the Galapagos Islands.
