NoemaLife launches Galileo e-health platform

NoemaLife has launched a new eHealth application platform called Galileo, designed to help exchange information and share resources across the healthcare industry.

Rotary International and Gates Foundation commit USD 200 million to eradicate polio

Rotary International and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on 26 November, 2007 announced a
partnership to provide USD 200 million for the intensified push to eradicate polio.

eHealth and Public Sector Reforms in India : Dr. Tarun Seem, NRHM

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

In this paper, we take an overview of primary health care scenario in India, the contours of health sector reforms agenda under the National Rural health Mission: the principles of eHealth, possible loci of synergy under NRHM and possible technology options for accelerated health sector reforms in the country.

Gates Foundation pledges $100 mn for global health research

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced that it has earmarked 100 million dollars to create a new fast-track grants initiatives to support the global health research.

Study says Smartphone use among U.S. physicians accelerating

Smartphones are rapidly emerging as the doctor’s “black bag” of the new millennium, and opportunities abound for mobile eHealth applications for the physician, hospital and consumer segments, according to The Diffusion Group.

Mobile phones for rural health workers

The Union Government of India advised Orissa Government to put geographical information system (GIS) at each village to deliver health services.

Flying Doctors of Austrailia to access medical records

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) will have ready access to the medical records of more than 750,000 residents in remote Australia under a new project backed by the federal government.

NEWS REVIEW – BUSINESS

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

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Launch of

Governments and organizations are uniting in order to launch a new global and unprecedented drive on 26 September, 2007 to cut down maternal and child deaths.

Canadian Network of Clinicians to Share e-health Experiences with Peers

Clinician eHealth Support Network, a peer-to-peer initiative launched recently allows Physicians, nurses and pharmacists from across Canada to benefit from the expertise of a network of colleagues, experienced in e-health.

Mobiles for the poorest of the poor in Africa

As part of a UN programme for tackling poverty in rural Africa, 79 villages across 10 African countries will be hooked up to cellular networks. Around half a million people, described by the UN as “the poorest of the poor”, are expected to make mobile calls soon.

One lakh mobiles for health workers, volunteers

This initiative will improve the health service delivery system in the rural areas. All the 55,400 women health volunteers in the State will receive mobile phones.

Health needs the right dose of IT

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

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