India to get mobile phone based health monitoring system

UK-based Loughborough University’s engineers have entered upon a partnership with experts of India to develop a unique mobile phone health monitoring system.

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.

MAKING AUSTRALIA E-HEALTH AWARE

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

The Consumers� Health Forum of Australia Inc (CHF) is the national voice of Australia for its health consumers.

Mobile phones monitor the health data of Indian patients

Loughborough University engineers of UK have partnership with experts of India to develop unique mobile phone health monitoring system in India.

President to inaugurate India

The President of India, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will inaugurate country’s first tele-radiology network, which is aimed to provide radiology services in rural areas at minimum cost.

UNICEF opens first 227 mother-and-child health centres in Tsunami-hit Indonesia

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has completed construction of the first of the 227 mother-and-child health centres it is building in Indonesia’s tsunami-devastated Aceh province and earthquake-hit Nias Island.

Free maternal healthcare scheme launched in North India

A scheme titled Coupon Lao; Sehat Pao was launched on 24th January 2007 in seven blocks of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India that will provide free maternal healthcare benefits and pre-pregnancy care to an estimated 8,000 women.

Child deaths attributed to measles slashed by 60 per cent in Africa

Children’s measles deaths have fallen by around 60 per cent since 1999 in Africa in just 6 years, exceeding the goal of reducing cases of children’s measles death by 50% as set by the United Nations.

CII signs MoU with AAPI to promote Healthy Village in India

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has signed a three-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) to promote the Health Village project in rural India.

More funding to combat HIV/AIDS

More funds will be allocated by the Union Ministry of Health to combat HIV/ AIDS in India. The funds are to be spent over the next five years for prevention, care, support and treatment of the disease.

Now US doctors get free e-Prescribing software

Soon US doctors would be able to access free and web based electronic medicine prescribing software.

Telemedicine helps Georgia patients

Brooks County is providing telemedicine services to rural citizens of Georgia.

Cuba boosts telemedicine service

Cuba has developed a transmission system of digital medical images, named Imagis, which is providing telemedicine services to several hospitals of Cuba.