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)]

News

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)]

Editorial

An Initiative Towards Affordable Surveillance : Adele Waugaman

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

Up-to-date, accurate data is a necessity for public health, and providing that data requires affordable information technology.

e-Health 2.0 – Opportunities for Public Health Informatics : Susheel Oommen John

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

Diseases pose an immense challenge to those affected by them as well as for the care providers.

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.

Converting Challenges into Opportunities

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

EDITORIAL

User-Driven Healthcare- A Conceptual Model : Dr. Rakesh Biswas, Dr. Nupur Sarka

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

Learning, be it e-Learning or otherwise, is a cyclical process of reflective observation based on day to day concrete experiences, followed by abstract conceptualization and active experimentation at either individual or group levels.