UP CM launches special campaign against communicable diseases
In order to tackle health challenges due to water-borne diseases and other seasonal vagaries ahead of monsoon season, Uttar Pradesh […]
Tackling communicable diseases with Blockchain Technology
In today’s world, disease outbreaks do not stop at national borders. A health threat anywhere is a health threat everywhere. […]
From Primary to Tertiary Healthcare
T C Benjamin, Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health Department,Government of Maharashtra, provides an overview of the IT initiatives that have been […]
HLL Launches Affordable Diagnostic Kit for Chikungunya and Dengue
HLL Lifecare Limited, a mini-ratna public sector undertaking with diversified business, is foraying into molecular diagnostics area with a duplex […]
Nivārana: System design and implementation focused on rapid response to communicable diseases
This paper was received for the eHealth track of eIndia 2010 (https://www.eindia.net.in) held at HICC Hyderabad between August 6 and 8th, 2010. The paper was submitted by W.M.A.S.B. Wickramasinghe, Undergraduate, University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC); Dr. S.M.K.D. Arunatileka, Senior lecturer, Universty of Colombo School of Computing (ucsc); Dr. R.G. Premaratne, Consultant Epidemiologist, Epidemiology Unit (EU) of the Ministry of Health and Nutrition in Sri Lanka
Satellite Technology : Bridging the Health Divide
[This article was published in the January 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] With satellite communication technology, telemedicine provides access to quality healthcare, even to the farthest reaches of the nation
Asian Development Bank to Strengthen Disease Monitoring in Three Mekong Countries
The Asian Development Bank will provide $49m to strengthen surveillance response systems to prevent the spread of communicable and tropical diseases in Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Vietnam.
Role of telehealth in developing nations : Rajendra P Gupta, President & Director, Disease Management Association of India (DMAI)
[This article was published in the March 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Economy and healthcare are two major thrust areas in every part of the world. If a country has a healthy population, it has a productive workforce that leads to a vibrant economy
IT@Hospital Survey
[This article was published in the December 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Information and communications technologies (ICTs) can play a critical role in improving health care for individuals and communities.
IT @ Hospital Survey 2008 Part 3 – South and Central India
[This article was published in the November 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
lT hospital survey reveals some very important facts on the health care facilities vailable in various states of India.
NEWS REVIEW – WORLD
[This article was published in the March 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
News Review
UAE to adopt WHO disease alert system
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.
HIPAA for Insurance Regulation : Susan Thomas, eHEALTH
[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The provisions of HIPAA have come to dominate nearly all aspects of health care data standards development process in the United States of America. HIPAA is forcing all of the standards developers and many industry sectors to rethink their plans, and, in many cases, to redefine their roles.
