NEWS REVIEW – INDIA
[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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[This article was published in the January 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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In a decision likely to benefit Indian doctors settled abroad wanting to return to their motherland, the government proposes to recognise the medical degrees of other countries, including the United States and United Kingdom.
An application by AIIMS is being processed by the ministry of civil aviation and permission has been sought to construct a helipad. The service will be available at the AIIMS trauma centre which has been operational for the past 10 months.
Next year, if you fail to make it to a prestigious medical college, don’t lose hope of studying medicine. A leading hospital chain is all set to offer India’s first MBBS programme through distance education.
The Tamil Nadu Government is planning to establish a health village for medicare and medical research in South Asia.
The recent launch of e-Learning programs at the Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences Digital Library at Vijayawada should prove to be a blessing for many health sciences graduate and post graduate aspirants.
UK-based private equity firm Bluewater International Investment Ltd plans to invest Rs 500 crore in India to tap the lucrative healthcare sector by setting up a multi-speciality hospital with a medical training centre.
A telemidicine link now connects AIIMS with Sher-E-Kashmir Institute, Cuttack Cancer Hospital as part of a larger plan to connect around 100 networked hospitals and medical institutions all over the country.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) of India has expanded its telemedicine connectivity at its cancer treatment facility.The facility will also provide consultations to the SAARC and pan-African countries
A Rs1,500 crore project, the first major government investment for healthcare will kick off in the first week of October with the opening of architecture and design tenders for six hospital projects.
MGR Medical University of Tamil Nadu, India is planning to provide a one-month telemedicine certificate course for doctors.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Ballabhgarh Rural Health Center has proposed to use satellite connection to connect AIIMS with Primary Health Centers in the regional areas of Faridabad, India.
The School of Telemedicine, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) is going to play major role to provide telemedicine services in the National Network of Medical Colleges.