NEWS REVIEW – WORLD
[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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TELEMEDICINE
ONGC launches telemedicine project in India
The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) of India has launched the telemedicine network project, named “Sagar Space Chikitsa” from SQL platform at Lilavati Hospital of Mumbai, India.
IBM launches health archive solution
IBM has launched its latest Grid Medical Archive Solution (GMAS) at the Telemedicine Association show in the US.
Telemedicine course for doctors
MGR Medical University of Tamil Nadu, India is planning to provide a one-month telemedicine certificate course for doctors.
IBM and VISCU wire telemedicine network for US military hospitals
IBM, has partnered with healthcare technology vendor, VISICU to wire a telemedicine network to provide remote critical care support to military hospitals along the Pacific Rim. The system includes IBM BladeCenter servers and a VISICU product, which enables remote monitoring of intensive care units.
Talbotton, Georgia receives telemedicine project
Soon the small town of Talbotton, Georgia will have a Telemedicine project to benefit residents of the town.
Mumbai India specialists to consult villagers via Telemedicine
The State Government of Maharashtra, India has signed a deal with the Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) to develop a telemedicine project in the state. King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEM) is to be linked with hospitals in Latur, Sindhudurg, Nandurbar and suburban Mumbai.
Indias Tryst with Telemedicine : Jagjit Singh Bhatia, Mandeep Kaur Randhawa, Harpreet Kaur Khurana, Sagri Sharma
[This article was published in the May 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Telemedicine can bridge the existing divide in terms of healthcare between the urban and rural India.
Design Guidelines for Telecare Services
[This article was published in the May 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
In developed countries, telecare is emerging as a strategic enabler for the provision of independent living to older people in their own homes, driven by demographics and new technologies.
e-Health and its Challenges for the African Media
[This article was published in the May 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
It is true that e-Health is gaining currency in the developed countries of the west, but the awareness of its enormous potential seems to be very limited in Africa.
Emergency Care Redefined
[This article was published in the May 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The ongoing demographical and social changes in most European countries, which include low death rates and high longevity among other things, have some ramifications from the medical point of view as well.
NEWS REVIEW – INDIA UPDATE
[This article was published in the May 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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