International Development and Evolving Dimensions in Telemedicine : F. Lievens, Board Member and Secretary/Treasurer, ISfTeH, Switzerland & M. Jordanova, Solar-terrestrial Influences Laboratory, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

[This article was published in the June 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

eHealth is brought to life by contemporary changes of our world and summarises the entire range of services that are at the crossroad of traditional healthcare and information technology. eHealth affects the entire health sector-from general practitioner to the hospital manager, from nurses to software specialists, from social security funds to patients.

US$ 350k MacArthur grant for India’s public health inst

Sangath, a Goa-based public health institution focussing on 350 million children and youth, is one among eight organisations in six countries that has won the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions.

NEWS REVIEW – WORLD

[This article was published in the March 2008 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

News Review

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.

Rotary International and Gates Foundation commit USD 200 million to eradicate polio

Rotary International and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) on 26 November, 2007 announced a
partnership to provide USD 200 million for the intensified push to eradicate polio.

Cataracts causes blindness in rural China

There exists a non-profit charity called “Project Vision”, working in China, which aims to treat cataract sufferers in rural China. “Project Vision” aims to establish 100 “eye centers” over the next few years, staffed by qualified Chinese eye doctors who would be trained to perform cataract surgeries.

Ambient Wireless Networks for Sub-Saharan Africas Health System : Adesina Iluyemi

[This article was published in the July 2007 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

There is a need to provide connectivity and access to the much needed and poorly distributed health knowledge and expertise within the health system in Sub-Saharan Africa.

World Health Organisation Chief says polio fight nearly won

The Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Margaret Chan, has asked for fighting polio to eradicate it.

Indian Government plans to launch DOTS Plus programme to fight TB

Indian Government is planning top launch Directly-Observed Treatment Short-Course (DOTS) Plus programme to fight with Tuberculosis (TB).

MOBILE PHONE BASED PREGNANCY SUPPORT : Jayanthy Maniam, Kanaga Chenapiah, Chin Chee Ken

[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.

ESA hopes to bring efficiency in telemedicine

ESA (European Space Agency), keeping in mind that satellite solutions can bring efficiency in telemedicine networks, is preparing a European telemedicine via satellite programme, which will be of direct benefit to the healthcare community.

ESA hopes to bring efficiency in telemedicine

ESA (European Space Agency), keeping in mind that satellite solutions can bring efficiency in telemedicine networks, is preparing a European telemedicine via satellite programme, which will be of direct benefit to the healthcare community.

TTF for sub-Saharan Africa

In the conclusions of the first meeting of the Telemedicine Task Force (TTF) for sub-Saharan Africa was held in Brussels, the potential of satellite telecommunication technology was demonstrated as a tool for supporting healthcare systems in sub-Saharan Africa.