Quiet revolution in Tamil Nadu

A quiet revolution is sweeping through Tamil Nadu

Infosys to improve healthcare access in rural regions

Infosys Technologies Limited has announced that it has completed deployment of a patient management tool for an award-winning health information technology (IT) initiative to improve healthcare access for rural and underserved patients.

Reliance partners UN to fight HIV epidemic in India

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and the UNAIDS, the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, are launching an unique partnership to halt and reverse the HIV epidemic in India.

NEWS REVIEW – WORLD

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

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Blogs new window to the world for Pharma industry

Pharma blogs are playing an important role in shaping the future of the pharmaceutical industry in India. Many Indian online financial portal and investment firms as well as research organisations have provided a blogging platform for the pharma industry to keep itself updated with the development in the pharma world through open and uncensored discussion.

Sops for pharma cos might extend to 2015

Drug makers can hope for tax sops for research activities to continue till 2015. Thus, consumers can hope for some reduction in the prices of drugs across the board and particularly in the case of cancer and HIV/AIDs drugs soon.

UNAIDS asks for urgent scale-up of action to achieve universal access for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment

The UNAIDS’ new report titled ‘Financial Resources Required to Achieve Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and Support’, says that for achieving the goal of providing universal access to comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010, there is requirement of a dramatic and urgent scale-up of efforts.

Small business enterprise project for HIV-positive women in Asia

For helping women living with HIV/ AIDS to lead a life of dignity and economic independence, the UNDP Regional HIV and Development Programme and Thailand’s Population and Community Development Association (PDA) together have launched a “Women and Wealth Project (WWP)” in Cambodia, China and India.

United Nation’s fight against HIV/ AIDS in China

Over 100 participants from the United Nations, the commercial media sector and the government recently attended a round-table titled ‘Commercial Media Round-table on HIV/AIDS’ in order to discuss how possible Public

NEWS REVIEW – INDIA UPDATE

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

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Government of Jamaica and the World Bank plan new HIV/ AIDS Initiative

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

ADB is supporting Philippines in combating spread of HIV/ AIDS

Asian Development Bank (ADB) will sponsor a programme to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS by raising awareness among high-risk groups in the Philippines in partnership with the government’s Department of Health, members of the private sector and non-government organizations.

Technology for Health is the Emerging Mantra

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

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