Asian-Pacific nations would be discussing the perils of ageing during July, 2007

A United Nations-backed meeting on the social, health and economic consequences of population ageing would start in Bangkok, Thailand in July, 2007. The two-day seminar is being held by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), in collaboration with the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). Population ageing, due to declining fertility and increasing longevity, has increasingly come to pose a challenge to the Asia-Pacific region, with the number of older persons in the area to grow rapidly, surging from 410 million in 2007 to 733 million in 2025 to an expected 1.3 billion in 2050.

“GOI recognises importance of distance learning in Medical Education” : Prof AK Agarwal, IGNOU School, India

The IGNOU School of Health Sciences has developed several skill/competency-based and innovative Graduate Medical programmes with the objective of augmenting educational avenues and for providing in-service training through ODL mode.

Reaching masses

[This article was published in the July 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] The only way to make healthcare affordable is to create a massive education network, and this should encompass infrastructure for training of Medical, Dental, Paramedical and Nursing students

“there is no fertile ground for students excelling in research” : Dr Shakti Gupta, Medical Superintendent & HOD-Administration, AIIMS, India

Medical Superintendent & HOD, Hospital Administration, AIIMS, Dr Shakti Gupta’s vision is to establish a full-fledged Centre for Excellence in Hospital Administration at AIIMS

Securely Yours

[This article was published in the April 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] The health insurance industry, worldwide has benefitted immensely with the implementation of information technology, which offers a win-win situation for all

NEWS REVIEW

[This article was published in the October 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

News Review: October 2010

CLOSE TO HEART

[This article was published in the August 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The PG Diploma in Clinical Cardiology at the School of Health Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has a broader vision of serving the Nation. Sangita Ghosh De, of eHEALTH reports.

Nova Medical Centers-Establishing Concept of Day Care Surgeries

[This article was published in the July 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Day care surgery or Ambulatory Surgery is a concept that is heralding change in ways of thinking and performing surgeries in the field of medicine.

Launch Ceremony and Curtain Raiser of eINDIA 2010

Launch and the Curtain Raiser of eINDIA 2010, India’s Largest ICT event, took place in New Delhi at The Claridges, witnessing presence of many distinguished guests.

Zydus Cadila gets nod for 22-storey hospital at Thaltej

The Ahmedabad-based, Rs 3,000 crore pharmaceutical company, promoted by Pankaj Patel, Zydus Cadila, has received approval from the state government to develop a 22-storey hospital near Thaltej.

A 360 Degree Perspective for CEOs to drive Growth, Innovation and Leadership

Companies seem to be hesitating in moving ahead as they wait for further improvements in the global economy. However, Frost & Sullivan believes that the best CEOs are already planning how their businesses will take advantage of the growth opportunities presented by the rebound. This was one of the key topics of discussion at this year

Best of South – An insight into 12 hospitals based in the four southern states of India

[This article was published in the July 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Coverage of some of the top-flight hospitals of South India, which are setting benchmarks in Indian healthcare Industry

Data Connectivity Challenges in Telemedicine : Lieutenant Colonel Salil Garg & Squadron Leader Mudit Mathur

[This article was published in the June 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

We live in a divided world: between rich and poor, healthy and sick, literate and ignorant, democratic and authoritarian, and between empowered and deprived. All the technologies and policies that we developed in the past for harnessing human development have not wiped out these glaring disparities.