Stressing the need for better healthcare facilities in rural India, Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said the country will spend two per cent of its GDP on health in the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12).
[This article was published in the April 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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[This article was published in the March 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The NASSCOM India Leadership Forum, held in Mumbai from February 7-9, provided eHealth the opportunity to interact with many experts, who are working in the field of ICT applications in healthcare.
More funds will be allocated by the Union Ministry of Health to combat HIV/ AIDS in India. The funds are to be spent over the next five years for prevention, care, support and treatment of the disease.
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.
