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.
[This article was published in the August 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
LIS can ensure quicker availability of test results and analysis in ICUs, operating rooms or emergency room settings.
The World Bank has recently announced that it will work with Jamaican authorities to prepare a Second HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Project based on the current program
The World Bank Board of utive Directors has currently approved an additional International Development Association (IDA) credit of US$ 60 million for the Government of Tanzania to support the second phase of the Health Sector Development Project.
The World Bank has declared two India-based firms, Nestor Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Nestor) and Pure Pharma Ltd. (Pure Pharma), ineligible to be awarded Bank-financed contracts.
Recently the government of Ghana received an approval of funding from the World Bank Board, amounting 40 million USD. This funding will finance two health sector projects (i) Health Insurance Project – US$15 million and (ii) Nutrition and Malaria Control for Child Survival Project
India will use about one fourth of the World Bank USD 3.8 billion loan to improve healthcare services in the country.
[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.
[This article was published in the June 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The issue of rural e-Health software is a complex one. There are hundreds of open source Electronic Medical Record (EMR)systems supporting different platforms available around the world.
[This article was published in the May 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
The corporate honchos have realized that if the health of their employees is not sound, it may translate into absenteeism and reduction in productivity, which in turn may adversely affect the bottomlines of the company.
Now mobile phones are not only means for communication but also mobile phones are helping developing countries for their health-related issues. America based company; Voxiva is using technology to assist government services in Rwanda.
[This article was published in the February 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Being pregnant can be very challenging for mothers especially if they are expecting for the first time.
