Aarogya Infotech and Management Systems

Rakesh Kumar Singh Director, Healthcare IT   Company name: Aarogya Infotech & ManagementSystems Corporate Headquarters 302/27, Aditya Nagar, AB Road, […]

News Review – October 2010

By Sangita Ghosh De ‘Healthy mother, healthy child’ seems to be becoming a reality Coverage uation Survey 2009 (CES-2009) conducted […]

If the outcome of a nationwide survey commissioned by UNICEF is anything to go by, Indian mothers, would-be mothers and children are in the pink of health.

Beedi workers to get health insurance

A meeting of the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, decided to extend the insurance cover to the beedi workers spread across the country, with the government spending an estimated Rs 311.25 crore on it.

Maternal Mortality in India: 1997-2003, Trends, Causes and Risk Factors

The survey study titled Maternal Mortality in India: 1997-2003, Trends, Causes and Risk Factors, shows that overall MMR [maternal mortality ratio, which means number of maternal deaths to women (in the age group 15-49 years) per 1 lakh live births to women (in the age group 15-49 years)], which was nearly 400 in the year 1997-98, has declined to about 300 in the year 2001-03, thus registering a decline of 24 per cent during this period based on SRS data.

“ICT is a vital tool for efficient delivery of healthcare services” : Amod Kumar, Project Director – Maternal and Newborn Health Project (Manthan Project), IntraHealth, India

Amod Kumar is an Indian Administrative Services officer of the 1995 batch, belonging to UP Cadre. He has held several positions in the UP government, some of which include, Special Secretary, Basic Education & Director, Mid-day-Meal;

India Update

Madhya Pradesh commences e-healthcareNeonatal care through videoconfere-ncing is finally here. Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh, India has achieved that distinction. […]

Operationalising HMIS in Backward States

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

The Health Management Information System (HMIS) needs to be unpacked and viewed with the perspective of multi layer approach

Smile Foundation launches first mobile healthcare van for Rajasthan

Smile on Wheels, a community based self-sustainable heath delivery model will operate in Jaipur in association with Shikshit Rojgar Kendra Prabandhak Samiti (SRKPS) a non-government voluntary organisation engaged in developing sustainable programmes for the marginalised section especially women and children.

Dhoni, Dabur build team of immunity ambassadors

Dabur Chyawanprash, the flagship healthcare product from the House of Dabur, undertook a unique campaign, ‘Christened Immune India’, reaching out to over 10 lakh children across nine states to spread awareness about building stronger immunity to fight new-age diseases.

Focussing more on Reaserch and development to make services competitive and affordable : Ameera Patel, Metropolis Healthcare Ltd

As one of the leaders in corporate chains of diagnostic laboratories in India, Metropolis Healthcare marks its presence with great value and trust in pathological testing. Backed by strong technological support, the company is offering the best of the services and focussing into research and development.

Union Budget 2010-11 Roadmap for Healthcare in India : Saba Firdaus, Research Assistant, eHEALTH

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

Healthcare, expected to reach over US$75 billion by 2010 and US$150 billion by 2017, has a huge potential for growth in India.

25,000 Indian-origin British doctors to return to India

Nearly 25,000 British doctors of Indian origin are set to return to India within two to four years to join the seven AIIMS-like institutions proposed to be set up by the central government.