Orissa (India) anganwadis connected through Internet

Soon Anganwadis of Orissa (India) would be facilitated with Internet. Anganwadis provides all facilities for children below the age of five.

Indias Tryst with Telemedicine : Jagjit Singh Bhatia, Mandeep Kaur Randhawa, Harpreet Kaur Khurana, Sagri Sharma

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

Telemedicine can bridge the existing divide in terms of healthcare between the urban and rural India.

MSPC, India launches second phase of drug CD on AIDS, TB

The Drug Information Centre (DIC) of Maharashtra State Pharmacy Council (MSPC), India is planning to launch the second phase of its interactive CD series with drug interaction information on anti ritrovirals (ARVs), anti virals and anti-TB drugs.

Telemedicine connects 400 hospitals of India

Telemedicine service started about eight years ago in India as pilot basis. Now it has taken matured Major hospitals are expanding their telemedicine centres in India as well as in neighbouring countries.

Apollo and IBM’s endeavour to facilitate online medical knowledge dissemination

India’s Apollo Hospital Group has joined hands with IBM in an endeavour to develop an online professional platform for doctors across the globe. The proposed online platform is named as ‘Healthcare Super Highway’ and it will undergo phasewise implementation.

e-Health is a Facilitator Not an Alternative to Conventional Healthcare-Time to Prove e-Health Investment is Lucrative than Investment in General Healthcare : Michael Clarke, Director, Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D) at IDRC,Canada, Malaysia

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Media Lab Asia maps the needs of health care in Kerala (India) district

A non–profit R&D organization, the Media Lab Asia, which is functioning under the Department of Information Technology (DIT) of government of India (GoI) has taken a project to map the needs of health care in Malappuram district of Kerala, India.

NEWS REVIEW – INDIA UPDATE

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

News Review

Making CD 4 level test accessible to HIV/ AIDS victims in India

National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), Clinton Foundation and Becton Dickinson (BD) India, through a public-private partnership shows the way for HIV/ AIDS victims.

e-Learning company offers course for medicos in India

MEdRC EduTech, a Hyderabad based elearning company has signed up a Memorandum of Understanding with Mediciti Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh, India) in order to provide e-Learning solutions for MBBS students who want to be doctors.

Centre plans to connect CHCs via telemedicine in Pune, India

The Centre will connect all the Community Health Centres (CHCs) of Pune (India) district with super-specialty hospitals through telemedicine and tele-counseling. The project would be modeled on the lines of Baramati-based Grameen Rugnalaya Centre.

BT Health plans to invest in healthcare, education projects of India

British Telecom operator, BT Telecom is looking India as major spot for business and investment in the field of healthcare and education. BT Health is launching Major Programme Management in India, US and UK in association with Oxford University.

Tamil Nadu (India) moves for female condoms to fight against HIV/ AIDS

The state of Tamil Nadu (India) launched an initiative to introduce female condoms, which is backed by Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society (TANSACS) and the Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust (HLFPPT).