Videoconferencing for mental health inmates in Canada
Videoconferencing facility will be provided to federal offenders with mental health issues in prisons in Ontario.
TELEMEDICINE
Transforming through Innovation- Redefining Indian Healthcare through Advanced Informatics : David Thomas, Matrix Knowledge India
eHEALTH caught up with David Thomas, Managing Director, Matrix Knowledge India to capture his views about the future of healthcare in India and understand the value-proposition of his company towards actualising the vision.
Saving Children Through Tele- Consultation in Remote Egypt : Sherif El Tokali, Poverty Reduction, MDGs & Private Sector Team Leader, UNDP- Egypt; Ada Fishta, ICT Specialist, UNDP- Egypt; Alexandra Gil, UN University Volunteer Khaled Shams, World Health Organization, Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office
[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
This paper illustrates an example of telemedicine applied in remote areas with limited resources through the presentation of a case-study of tele-consultation network in Siwa Oasis, one of the pristine desert environments in the world.
Narayana Nethralaya Pilots Breakthrough Telemedicine on iPhone
Narayana Nethralaya Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangalore which has been involved in pediatric community eye outreach programs for over 25 years has helped evolve a unique tele-medicine software which allows screening of rural and semi-urban infants for a potentially blinding condition called Retinopathy of Prematurity along with other common conditions including ocular cancers.
Envisioning Intelligent Healthcare – An Exclusive Coverage of eHealth India 2009
[This article was published in the October 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
eIndia 2009 was held during 25-27 August 2009 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad. eHealth India 2009 was one of the five tracks, at the event, that attracted participants and delegates including industry stalwarts, policy makers, academicians, researchers, technology vendors and stakeholders from India as well as overseas.
Medical News might be a new wave at Twitter
Twitter could be the next media wave for spreading health for spreading health care information, and medical updates in real time.
EHTEL celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Members, friends, colleagues and all eHealth enthusiasts in Europe were invited by The European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL) to the Symposium ‘Joining for Visions of Person-centric Health’.
NEWS REVIEW
[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
News
The World Health Imaging Alliance Announces Name Change, New Board Chair
The World Health Imaging Alliance (WHIA) announced exciting changes which will further accelerate its efforts to improve the lives and health status of people in the developing world.
eHealth advancements in Rwanda
Advances in the use of ICT in various applications such as medicine and business have started as part of the Video Conference Project.
e-Health for quality healthcare
Healthcare can be improved tremendously through use of eHealth services.
Mobile telecentre at Holy Family Hospital
A mobile van equipped with all facilities of telemedicine centre was handed over in a ceremony held at the Holy Family Hospital (HFH) on Tuesday.
Telethinking and health sector in Nigeria
Nigerian health sector is yet to fully witness the emulation of these tools to provide efficient health services.
