Delhi to get HIV/AIDS tele-medicine facility

A tele-medicine facility for HIV infected patients is being set up on a pilot basis in the Center of Excellence, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi.

Launch Ceremony and Curtain Raiser of eINDIA 2010

Launch and the Curtain Raiser of eINDIA 2010, India’s Largest ICT event, took place in New Delhi at The Claridges, witnessing presence of many distinguished guests.

“The Government is seriously engaged in developing an indigenous medical device industry” : Dr. T Ramasami, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, India

As the Secretary of Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, Dr. T Ramasami, has been actively engaged in the development of policies and programs for science and research activities.

Transforming Healthcare with IT

[This article was published in the April 2010 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

A post-show report of the first International Conference on transforming healthcare with information technology organised by the Apollo Group during March 8-10, 2010 in New Delhi.

Dr. SMS a Novel Mobile- Health Application : Rathan U Kelkar, Director, Kerala State IT Mission & Sabarish. K, Kerala State IT Mission

[This article was published in the December 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Dr. SMS is a novel project of the Kerala State IT Mission – the technology implementation wing of the Government of Kerala in India, launched on 29th May 2008 with the aim to increase access of health care services by common people through simple and innovative use of mobile telephony.

NEWS REVIEW

[This article was published in the June 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

eHealth News

Andhra Govt. asks officials to work on health schemes

Andhra Pradesh government has proposed to amalgamate ‘Arogyasri Health Insurance Scheme’, 108 emergency medical service and 104 fixed-day health service and bring them under one umbrella to ensure effective implementation.

Airtel offers health services on mobile

Airtel users in Karnataka will now have access to two new health care services via their mobile phones. The services; Virtual Blood Bank Service and VacciDate service are being offered to subscribers free of cost.

CII MEDITech Summit 2009

[This article was published in the May 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Technology will play a significant role in healthcare industry across the globe… and even more so in India, where it is still at a nascent stage. The recently organised �CII MEDI Tech Summit 2009� threw light on this crucial aspect that promises to transform healthcare industry by leveraging technology to improve standards of care.

NRHM gets the IT edge – eHEALTH Bureau (Dipanjan Banerjee & Susan Thomas)

[This article was published in the January 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]

Improving health conditions in rural areas has always been the biggest challenge in India. eHealth tries to find out how the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) would impact rural health care in India.

SoftLink International bags the HMIS installation at JIPMER

SoftLink International, a leading Software Product company with core focus on Hospital Automation and Medical Imaging, has bagged the prestigious order for implementation of Hospital Management Information System at JIPMER, Pondicherry.

India News:Dec 2008

India to have online process for clinical trials by 2013 In order to improve the process of clinical trail approvals, […]

India: Online process for clinical trials by 2013

In order to improve the process of clinical trail approvals, the Government of India is planning to introduce e-Governance project for clinical trails by 2013. this movement will enable companies from any part of the world to file online applications to seek approval for clinical trials from the drug controller general of India (DCGI).