NEWS REVIEW – WORLD
[This article was published in the March 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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UAE to adopt WHO disease alert system
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has finalised and deployed a regional disease alert system that will soon be adopted by the UAE, said a WHO expert recently.
Developing nations will lobby for research funds for TB, malaria
India and other developing countries are set to lobby hard for funding mechanisms to develop medicines,
mostly aimed at neglected diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria, at a forum set up by the World Health Organization or WHO. Developed countries have long maintained that patents are sufficient incentive for innovation.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
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NEWS REVIEW – WORLD
[This article was published in the November 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
News Review
ADB provides $400 million to expand health, education services for Indonesia’s poorest
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$400 million financial assistance package for Indonesia to improve education and healthcare services in the country’s poorest families.
The International Health Partnership Launched Today
The International Health Partnership aims to improve the way that international agencies, donors and poor countries work together to develop and implement health plans, creating and improving health services for poor people and ultimately saving more lives.
Spatial Health Management Information System (SHMIS) : Pramod K Singh, Institute of Rural Management, Anand
[This article was published in the September 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The article briefly describes the status of
health and health infrastructure in India and also tries to discuss governance issues involved in delivery of public health care.
e-Choupal – Delivering Rural Healthcare Services : Dr Pankaj Trivedi and Mukti Bapna
[This article was published in the September 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Lack of health services is one of the main impediments for improving the quality of life in rural India and the same has been reiterated by the e-choupal initiative of ITC.
Healthcare in India: Problems and Prospects
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
By the application of e-Health, knowledge or information pertaining to a quality and sophisticated healthcare system can be made accessible to remote corners of India, where only rudimentary health infrastructure is available.
New program to control tuberculosis by the UN
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and the Stop TB Partnership on 21 July, 2007 launched a US$ 2.15 billion two-year programme to save over 100,000 lives.
Building Information Capacity for Better Health: US and Beyond : Ticia Gerber
[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The terms e-Health and health information technology (HIT) are used somewhat interchangeably in the United States.
