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.

Perot Systems expands in India

Perot Systems, the second largest solution providers for the healthcare vertical in the US, having a $1.25 billion business in the healthcare industry, recently set up shop in Tamil Nadu.
In India, the solution provider now has set-ups in Chennai and Coimbatore (in Tamil Nadu) apart from ones in Bangalore and Noida.

NACO launches Mobile AIDS counseling centre in Nagaland

The National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) has launched Mobile Integrated Counselling and Testing Centre (ICTC) in Nagaland (India) in collaboration with the state AIDS control (NSACS).

eHealth India 2007 – July 31 August 02 2007, The Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi

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

Quality of public health and availability of proper healthcare amenities are one of the prime yardsticks for estimating the level of development and well being of any country or society.

Spatial Health Management Information System (SHMIS) : Pramod K Singh, Institute of Rural Management, Anand

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

The article briefly describes the status of
health and health infrastructure in India and also tries to discuss governance issues involved in delivery of public health care.

It is a different ball game in the case of patents’ filing in India

It has come to the notice that despite the presence of a patent law that guards against giving exclusive commercial rights for modifications of existing medicines, research firms, both multinational and domestic, have tried their luck on 80 patent applications on TB drugs pending with Indian patent offices across the country.

World Bank debars two firms under India Reproductive and Child Health Projects

The World Bank has declared two India-based firms, Nestor Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Nestor) and Pure Pharma Ltd. (Pure Pharma), ineligible to be awarded Bank-financed contracts.

Microsoft Public Healthcare Seminar: ITs a Healthy Effort

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

Microsoft Corporation and US Agency for International Development (USAID)recently came together to organise a seminar, focusing on the potential of IT in public healthcare.

NEWS REVIEW – INDIA UPDATE

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

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A GIS Based Referral Planning System : Dr. Jibanananda Roy, Dr. Chandreyee Das

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

Referral system is one of the important aspects of efficient public healthcare delivery mechanism.

E-APPLICATIONS IN NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH MISSION : Toms K. Thomas

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

�The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have mu ch; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.”

DIT launches unique identification cards for Indian citizens

The department of information technology (DIT) has initiated the process of assigning a unique identification (UID) to the Indian citizen. The UID will provide a common medium for identifying all citizens by government agencies and enhancing the efficiency and transparency in service delivery.

E.HEALTH.NET: ICT AT GOVERNMENT HEALTH INSTITUTIONS : Ghan Shyam Bansal, Dr. Ravinder Goel, S. S. Duggal, Rahul Jain and Anil Aggarwal

[This article was published in the November 2006 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

During the past two decades, computers have revolutionised the way we live. The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are now part of every critical infrastructure, from telecommunication to banking to transportation.