Health village for medicare, research coming up near Chennai
The Tamil Nadu Government is planning to establish a health village for medicare and medical research in South Asia.
After Malar, Fortis eyes Chennai’s Lifeline
The Ranbaxy group-promoted Fortis Healthcare in a fresh bid to acquire a strong foothold in the south, has after acquiring the 180-bed Malar Hospital in Chennai, now set its sight on the 450-bed Lifeline Hospital chain in Chennai.
Tamil Nadu (India) keen on launching telemedicine projects
The Tamil Nadu Government is keen on taking the benefits of telemedicine to the poor in rural and urban areas of the state.
Aspects of Telemedicine for healthcare delivery : Anurag Dubey, Frost & Sullivan
[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Telemedicine has changed healthcare delivery dynamics in the interest of extending health services to all individuals and eliminating time and distance barriers.
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[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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Wi-fi for Eye Care in Rural Tamil Nadu
[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
With an estimated 15 million visually challenged people, India is home to the largest blind population in the world. The main causes are cataracts, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma. Thanks to the new technology used at Aravind Eye Hospital, Theni – thousands of villagers are now able to receive timely eye care.
Low cost software developed for visually impaired
A Chennai-based visually impaired software professional, Krishnakant has developed an ‘open source voice-enabled software’ based on LINUX system, for the benefit of visually handicapped.
Perot Systems expands in India
Perot Systems, the second largest solution providers for the healthcare vertical in the US, having a $1.25 billion business in the healthcare industry, recently set up shop in Tamil Nadu.
In India, the solution provider now has set-ups in Chennai and Coimbatore (in Tamil Nadu) apart from ones in Bangalore and Noida.
More V-sat mobile units to connect hospital network from Space Telemedicine
Space Telemedicine, in what is claimed to be the largest telemedicine initiative in Asia, will soon launch 600 mobile V-Sat units, to connect the smallest towns with major super speciality hospitals across India.
Doctors assess patients over long distance wi-fi connection
Residents of remote villages in southern India now have easy access to eye care thanks to a specially designed, low-cost and long-distance wi-fi network.
e4e offers software for health insurance sector
e4e plans to launch an on-demand type software solution targeted at small overseas commercial health insurance plans covering less than one-lakh individuals.
Aravind Eye Hospital’s new to Contact lenses manufacturing unit
Aravind Eye Hospital’s Aurolab which produces Intra Ocular lens (IOL) and other surgical instruments, is set to get a new manufacturing facility in 1,10,000 sq ft area at Veerapanchan in Tamil Nadu.
