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.

Exchanging health information – eHealth Initiatives in the USA : Susan Thomas, eHEALTH

[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The multi-stakeholder, non-profit eHealth Initiative (eHI) recently released the results of its Fourth Annual Survey (2007)of Health Information Exchange at the State, Regional and Community Levels in the United States of America, taking stock of 130 community-based health information exchange initiatives. We seek to take stock of the situation as it now appears in the US, and what kind of learning it proposes to the rest of the world.

NEWS REVIEW – WORLD

[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

NEWS REVIEW

Cellworks in collaboration with Orchid on drug discovery

Cellworks Research India, the Bangalore-based research and development (R&D) wing of Cellworks Group Inc (California-headquartered company), has assisted Chennai-based Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals by providing system biology technology in carrying out ongoing New Chemical Entity (NCE) research programme.

The Health Hiway – Technical Perspective : Mohammed Hussain Naseem, Vice President – Healthcare IBM India

Interview

System helps lung patients stay out of hospital

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.

Philips, Artemis tie up for research in diagnostic devices trials

The firms plan on using advanced technologies to find cheaper ways to discover blockages in the heart, tumours

‘Super’ scanner shows detail in animated 3D

A new scanner has been unveiled which can produce 3D body images of unprecedented clarity while reducing radiation by as much as 80%.

Innovation in ICT Adoption for Health System – minimising risk and investment : Dr N K Singh, Dr Ram Kumar, David Yonzan and Dr Pajeesh, Sobha Renaissance IT

[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

The current approach to health care process automation has been predominantly based on a sectoral / enterprise perspective. Each enterprise is limited to one hospital and its own appendages; typically under the governance of a single organizational entity such as a hospital, a clinic or a diagnostic lab.

First health institute in Nagaland

[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

News Review

NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS

[This article was published in the December 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

News Review

Cellworks Group Inc. forays into India through R & D centre in Bangalore

Cellworks Group Inc, a California based company, has set up its R&D centre in Bangalore, India. Cellworks Research India Limited (CRIL), the R&D centre of Cellworks, would develop and provide technology based solutions that hasten drug discovery research and development.

India’s Pharma industry to grow at 16%: KPMG

A report from research firm KPMG predicts that the domestic pharmaceutical industry is projected to grow by 16 per cent annually for the next five years, three percentage points more than the current growth rate.