Centre of excellence in organ transplantation in Kochi

In order to boost the organ donation in Kochi, a centre of excellence in organ transplantation will be inaugurated at […]

Pharma-based drugs consumption high in Punjab

The increasing seizures of drugs, especially heroin, in recent years shows that Punjab has emerged as a major transit point […]

China gets the virus after a decade of declaring themselves polio free

eHealth Bureau Till a few days ago we thought that going at the current trends of Polio cases, India might […]

China gets the virus after a decade of declaring themselves polio free

Till a few days ago we thought that going at the current trends of Polio cases, India might be completely polio free in a few years. In 2011, only 1 case of Polio was reported in the country.

India promotes health tourism in big way

More people are flocking India for cheaper and good medical services and the numbers have increased drastically over the years.

Logica Delivers Health IT System in Afghanistan

Logica, with its sub-contractor System C, has successfully delivered a new healthcare IT system to support the UK military and NATO personnel being treated in the Camp Bastion hospital in Afghanistan.

Medanta aids India’s progress towards Health Self-Sufficiency

�Dr Naresh Trehan, Chairman and Managing Director, Medanta � The Medicity, is one of the most respected, admired and talented cardiologists in India. Dr Trehan is now working towards making quality healthcare available to every person in the country through his recent endeavor�Medanta.

EHR Applications on Mobile

According to US Government Health IT reports, the U.S. military is testing commercial mobile devices for usability with its electronic health record applications. Officials are testing tactical EHR applications on the iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone, Sprint HTC EVO and Samsung Epic.

Asian HIV/Aids database launched

A new UN-backed website has launched providing details of HIV/AIDS prance in the Asia Pacific region, bringing together a host of resources on the disease for researchers, healthcare providers and government officials.

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

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Rural areas reap benefits of telemedicine

Quicker access to cardiologists, neurologists or radiologists even in remote places in Karnataka is now a possibility, thanks to advances in telecommunication. Cardiac emergencies like thrombosis are now being attended to by trained doctors at the Chamarajanagar district hospital and at 19 public health centres (PHCs) under the Karuna Trust.

Fortis plans medical institute in Punjab, to invest INR 100 cr

Medical service provider Fortis Health Care plans to set up an institute, which will also house a cancer research hospital, in Punjab at an initial investment of INR 100 crore.

NEWS REVIEW – WORLD

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

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