WHO puts world on swine flu alert
With 74 countries reporting 27,737 cases of infection, including 141 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 June 2009 declared influenza A (H1N1), also known as swine flu, a pandemic.
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Non-infectious diseases become major health threat in China
Non-infectious chronic diseases have become the major threat to human health in China as deaths from such diseases account for 85 percent of annual total deaths in the country, a report warned.
National Health portal for India
The center is soon establishing a national database for the medical records of all the citizens from birth to death will come out with the launch of a National Health Portal.
Bells of change
[This article was published in the April 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] The global healthcare IT market is estimated to touch US $53.8 billion by 2014, growing at a CAGR of 16.1 percent.
Riding high on hope
[This article was published in the April 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] The highs and lows of healthcare information technology
“Tele-health is being viewed as a distinct service, as a subspecialty” : Prof K Ganapathy, President – Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation
Prof K Ganapathy, President, Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation and Telemedicine Society of India, and President Elect, Indian Society for Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery, is a pioneer in introducing telemedicine in India. A renowned neurosurgeon, Dr Ganapathy has initiated pilot projects in using wireless telemedicine in several rural areas in India.
Healthcare Leaders’ Forum 2011
[This article was published in the February 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] The Healthcare Leaders
Nationwide Immunisation Programme in UAE
The UAE has launched a nationwide immunisation programme to protect infants from six diseases.
New Healthcare Programme for Children in Armenia
Armenia has announced a programme that will pump more than $8.6m into the healthcare sector to improve the quality and accessibility of healthcare for children.
Philips calls to address the challenge of aging populations
In a keynote speech entitled ‘Towards Next Generation Home Healthcare’, delivered at the 2010 Nikkei-Philips Symposium, Erik Sande, General Manager, Philips Home Monitoring, reconfirmed Philips
Indian hospitals won Asian Hospital Management Awards 2010
Nine winners and 19 runners up won the coveted Asian Hospital Management Awards (AHMA) 2010 held in August, 2010 at the Grand Hilton Seoul, Korea. Of these, two hospitals from India won the awards.
Siemens wins 132-million-Euro contract for medical technology in Spain
The Ministry of Health of the Spanish region of Murcia has placed an order worth 132 million Euros to Siemens Healthcare for medical technology, service and financing.
