NEWS REVIEW – WORLD

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

News Review

Spatial Health Management Information System (SHMIS) : Pramod K Singh, Institute of Rural Management, Anand

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

The article briefly describes the status of
health and health infrastructure in India and also tries to discuss governance issues involved in delivery of public health care.

It is a different ball game in the case of patents’ filing in India

It has come to the notice that despite the presence of a patent law that guards against giving exclusive commercial rights for modifications of existing medicines, research firms, both multinational and domestic, have tried their luck on 80 patent applications on TB drugs pending with Indian patent offices across the country.

New program to control tuberculosis by the UN

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) and the Stop TB Partnership on 21 July, 2007 launched a US$ 2.15 billion two-year programme to save over 100,000 lives.

India to use one-fourth World Bank loan to improve healthcare services

India will use about one fourth of the World Bank USD 3.8 billion loan to improve healthcare services in the country.

Indian Government plans to launch DOTS Plus programme to fight TB

Indian Government is planning top launch Directly-Observed Treatment Short-Course (DOTS) Plus programme to fight with Tuberculosis (TB).

Indian Government allocates INR 15,921 million for health sector in annual budget

The Indian Government has proposed to increase the allocation for the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) from INR 8,207 million in 2006-07 to INR 9,947 million in 2007-08 in this year budget.

A GIS Based Referral Planning System : Dr. Jibanananda Roy, Dr. Chandreyee Das

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

Referral system is one of the important aspects of efficient public healthcare delivery mechanism.

NEWS – INDIA UPDATE

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

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India to spend more on healthcare

The Indian Government has proposed to increase the allocation for the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) from INR 8,207 million in 2006-07 to INR 9,947 million in 2007-08 in this year budget.

NACO to introduce smart-cards for AIDS patients

National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), India, will introduce biometric health smart-cards for AIDS patients, which designed to act as portable medical records, ensuring privacy and enabling for easy storage of data.

NACO to introduce smart-cards for AIDS patients

National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), India, will introduce biometric health smart-cards for AIDS patients, which designed to act as portable medical records, ensuring privacy and enabling for easy storage of data.