NEWS REVIEW – INDIA UPDATE

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

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NEWS REVIEW – WORLD

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

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IBM and VISCU wire telemedicine network for US military hospitals

IBM, has partnered with healthcare technology vendor, VISICU to wire a telemedicine network to provide remote critical care support to military hospitals along the Pacific Rim. The system includes IBM BladeCenter servers and a VISICU product, which enables remote monitoring of intensive care units.

Indias Tryst with Telemedicine : Jagjit Singh Bhatia, Mandeep Kaur Randhawa, Harpreet Kaur Khurana, Sagri Sharma

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

Telemedicine can bridge the existing divide in terms of healthcare between the urban and rural India.

Can Telemedicine be the Elusive Cure?

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

Editorial

Telemedicine Adoption in India; the New Drivers : Sanjay P. Sood

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

India is an unusual country. It is enjoying booming software exports and is a major destination for business process outsourcing (BPO).

FG, Nigeria to link UCH with 6 health centres via tele medicine network

The Federal Government (FG) of Nigeria said that telemedicine network would link the University College Hospitals (UCH), Ibadan, with other six primary health centres in Nigeria.

BCBSGa, Georgia awarded USDA rural development to expand telemedicine programme

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGa) has been awarded a $489,085.00 USDA Rural Development grant. This grant would be used to expand access to quality specialty health care for rural Georgians through BCBSGa’s telemedicine program.

Slow but Steady; Telemedicine Making a Big Headway in India : Swarnendu Biswas

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

The NASSCOM India Leadership Forum, held in Mumbai from February 7-9, provided eHealth the opportunity to interact with many experts, who are working in the field of ICT applications in healthcare.

India Govt. approaches ISRO to provide telemedicine service in Orissa, India

The State Government has approached the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to provide equipments to facilitate the supply of telemedicine in Orissa, India.

‘E’ for Excellence; ‘e’ for Health : Prof. Saroj Kanta Mishra, HOD of Endocrine Surgery at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, India

Interview

Future of e-health in India is bright : Dr. Shashi Gogia, President, Indian Association for Medical Informatics, India

“The biggest advantage, which has been in favour of
e-Health in our country is that now, the Ministry of Health has started taking an active part. The Ministry of Health has taken the initiative of setting up a task force for telemedicine, which is an advisory body”, says Dr. Shashi Gogia, President, Indian Association for Medical Informatics, or IAMI, engaged in promoting application of informatics in the fields of healthcare, bioscience and medicine in India, in an interview with Sanjeev Shrivastav of eHealth

Telemedicine in Africa by CDAC

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Pune (India) is playing a key role in creating a telemedicine network in Ethiopia.