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[This article was published in the September 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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Lawson eyes S Asia via India presence
Taking its operations in South Asia to the next level, ERP software, applications and services provider Lawson Software has formally opened its first office in India at New Delhi.
India to have tele-medicine service with SAARC countries
Tele-medicine services will become operational between India, Bhutan and Sri Lanka by this year end, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said recently.
Dabur OncQuest to expand operations to Pakistan, Dubai
Dabur OncQuest, the cancer diagnostics arm of Dabur Group, is planning to enter Pakistan, Dubai and other south Asian countries.
Bumrungrad International, Bangkok, Thailand
[This article was published in the February 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Bumrungrad International is a globally recognised and accredited, multi-speciality hospital located in the heart of Bangkok. Founded in 1980, Bumrungrad is the largest private hospital in South-East Asia, with 554 beds and over 30 speciality centers. The hospital offers state-of-the-art diagnostic, therapeutic and intensive care facilities, working as a holistic one-stop medical centre.
Leading Lankan hospital group collaborates with Manipal Health Systems
A leading private hospital group here has tied up with a premier Indian healthcare provider to facilitate state-of-the-art medical services in the Island nation.
Sri Lanka may attain the MDGs
The Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake officially launched the online version of MDGInfo Sri Lanka, a customized version of the DevInfo v5.0 database system, on 11 June 2007. The MDGInfo Sri Lanka database, developed by the Department of Census and Statistics, can be viewed on the www.statistics.gov.lk website. It contains information on the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) indicators.
Telemedicine Gets a Human Face
[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
This initiative of the ICT Agency of Sri Lanka endeavours to take the dividends of the highly specialized field of human genetics to rural communities through an ICT platform, and draws on the infrastructure facilities of the newest Nenasala at the Kurunegala Hospital and that of the Koslanda Nenasala.
Apollo establishes Asia’s first health city in Hyderabad, India
Apollo Hospitals Group has launched Apollo Health City in Hyderabad, India, the first functional health city in Asia.
Telemedicine connects 400 hospitals of India
Telemedicine service started about eight years ago in India as pilot basis. Now it has taken matured Major hospitals are expanding their telemedicine centres in India as well as in neighbouring countries.
