Bells of change

[This article was published in the April 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] The global healthcare IT market is estimated to touch US $53.8 billion by 2014, growing at a CAGR of 16.1 percent.

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Riding high on hope

[This article was published in the April 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] The highs and lows of healthcare information technology

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“Tele-health is being viewed as a distinct service, as a subspecialty” : Prof K Ganapathy, President – Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation

Prof K Ganapathy, President, Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation and Telemedicine Society of India, and President Elect, Indian Society for Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery, is a pioneer in introducing telemedicine in India. A renowned neurosurgeon, Dr Ganapathy has initiated pilot projects in using wireless telemedicine in several rural areas in India.

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Healthcare Leaders’ Forum 2011

[This article was published in the February 2011 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org) ] The Healthcare Leaders

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Nationwide Immunisation Programme in UAE

The UAE has launched a nationwide immunisation programme to protect infants from six diseases.

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New Healthcare Programme for Children in Armenia

Armenia has announced a programme that will pump more than $8.6m into the healthcare sector to improve the quality and accessibility of healthcare for children.

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Philips calls to address the challenge of aging populations

In a keynote speech entitled ‘Towards Next Generation Home Healthcare’, delivered at the 2010 Nikkei-Philips Symposium, Erik Sande, General Manager, Philips Home Monitoring, reconfirmed Philips

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Indian hospitals won Asian Hospital Management Awards 2010

Nine winners and 19 runners up won the coveted Asian Hospital Management Awards (AHMA) 2010 held in August, 2010 at the Grand Hilton Seoul, Korea. Of these, two hospitals from India won the awards.

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Siemens wins 132-million-Euro contract for medical technology in Spain

The Ministry of Health of the Spanish region of Murcia has placed an order worth 132 million Euros to Siemens Healthcare for medical technology, service and financing.

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“Technology-enabled programmes are crucial for continuing medical education” : Prof VN Rajasekharan Pillai, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India

Established in 1991, the IGNOU School of Health Sciences has pioneered in developing competency-based programmes in various disciplines of health sciences.

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SMS for Life Project Saves Tanzania Malaria Patients

Rural health facilities in Tanzania have successfully used mobile and electronic mapping technology to track and manage the delivery and stock levels of antimalarial drugs and ensure that treatments are available to malaria patients, where and when required.

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Carestream Health Gains Official Approval to Host Personal Healthcare Data in France

The Ministry of Health and Sports in France has officially named Carestream Health as an approved host for personal health data and the first medical imaging company to receive accreditation.

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Med-e-Tel 2010 – Annual, international Telemedicine and eHealth Forum taking place on 14-16 April 2010 in Luxembourg

The 8th edition of Med-e-Tel, the International eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT Forum, will take place on 14-16 April 2010 at Luxexpo, the Luxembourg Exhibition and Congress Center.

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