To reach the levels of other developing countries, India should aim to increase its bed density from 0.86 to 2 per 1000 population by 2025. To achieve this, it would need to add 17.5 lac beds with an estimated investment of 70,000 crores by 2025.
The out-of-pocket healthcare spending by Indians continues to push them further into poverty with the public spending on health is almost negligible, according to the India Health Report 2010.
[This article was published in the September 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] Only 25 percent of India
Fifteen community groups in California have received more than $5 million in funding under the California e-Health Community Awards to help facilitate adoption of telehealth technology in rural areas.
CHESS Medicare Pvt Ltd has ventured in to manufacturing of Handheld Tele-ECG Instrument with technical know-how from BARC operated with the help of a mobile phone via bluetooth.
Hospitals across India could be on the brink of finding a solution to closing the gap between the quality of healthcare between city dwellers and those residing in India’s villages.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is calling for increased collaboration between physicians and technical experts to expand the use of telemedicine technology, E-Health Insider reports.
Union Health Minister Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad has approved the Bachelor for Rural Medicine Course (BRMC), giving all states the […]
[This article was published in the August 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] Mobile based medical decision-support
Department of Community Medicine, Stanley Medical College
[This article was published in the August 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] e-Mamta: Name based Mother and Child tracking application
State Rural Health Mission, Commissionerate of Health
[This article was published in the August 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] Primary Eye Care Centres in Rural areas
Aravind Eye Care System
[This article was published in the August 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] e-Hospital Govt Fever Hospital
Fever Hospital and NIC APSC, Hyderabad
Smart Communications Inc. and the Department of Health (DOH) piloted a program here that introduces wireless technology in healthcare delivery.
